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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did each boy bet in the contest?
(a) $50.
(b) $5.
(c) $100.
(d) $20.

2. What name does the narrator say to call him even though it is not his real name?
(a) Dave.
(b) Bill.
(c) Joe.
(d) Max.

3. Why is Big Al unable to play in the big football game the day after the contest?
(a) The game was cancelled.
(b) He is too ill.
(c) He broke his leg.
(d) He dropped out of school.

4. The narrator could tell that the tailgater was eating _________________.
(a) A hot dog.
(b) A slice of pizza.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) A Big Mac.

5. What name is given to the chubby Chipmunk after he gets sick?
(a) Greaser.
(b) Barfster.
(c) Skunk.
(d) Pukey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What New Jersey food did the narrator eat while in Colorado?

2. What is the treasure to be found at the end of the camp season?

3. What does the narrator do after passing out food for fifteen hours straight?

4. How can the narrator best be described in comparison to his camp mates?

5. Who is the camp leader who facilitates the boys' getting on the camp bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrator--as an observer of life--typically different from people like Umbaugh and Skunk?

2. How did the fat Chipmunk earn the name of Skunk?

3. Describe the experience of Dan Baxter being punished for smoking cigarettes.

4. How did Proust and Balzac block out the world and what does that same thing for the narrator?

5. Describe some of the misfortunes that happened to the boys as they tried to engage in camp activities.

6. How did the narrator prepare for camp and by what name will his group be called once they get there?

7. Describe some of the projects created in leathercraft.

8. What are the rules of the contest Umbaugh suggested?

9. How did Captain Crabtree manage the situation with the reluctant fat Chipmunk?

10. In what circumstances does the narrator find himself as the novel opens and how does he perceive his circumstances?

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