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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 12, how did Steve suggest that Peter fight his grandfather for his room?

2. In Chapter 12, what date did Steve mention when he came up with a plan to deal with Grandpa Jack taking Peter's room?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Peter remember that his grandfather's breath always smelled like?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Peter say was the nickname his grandpa used to call him?

5. In Chapter 12, what did Peter's friend Steve say that he was invading?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Peter say that Billy is good at doing and why?

2. In Chapter 3, how did Peter describe his room?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Peter say about the paper story he is writing?

4. In Chapter 14, what was Peter's father's office like when he sneaked down to type a note?

5. In Chapter 10, what were Peter's thoughts when he went to bed on the first night his grandfather was at his house?

6. In Chapter 11, how does Peter say that his grandpa spent the first couple of weeks at the house?

7. In Chapter 11, what does Peter say that his sister does all the time?

8. In Chapter 9, what did Peter overhear when he was about to go to bed?

9. What type of stories does Doug like to read and why?

10. In Chapter 6, what does Peter swear that he will do when he grows up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter tells the story from his own point of view. How are what readers know about events and characters determined by the point of view? How does the first person point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Grandpa makes Peter wait while he takes his time getting revenge. How does Peter feel as he is waiting for Grandpa to make the next move in the war? What is revealed about the suspense of waiting?

Essay Topic 3

Peter declares war against his grandfather. How does Peter declare war? What does that declaration represent? What is Grandpa's response to Peter's war declaration?

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