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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 equipment do Greg and the others on Mr. Patel's team use for a game they make up?
(a) Giant parachute and a basketball hoop.
(b) Hoola hoops and balls.
(c) Scooters and plastic bowling pins.
(d) Pogo sticks and hula hoops.

2. After Mr. Patel returns with basketballs for a practice, what drills does he have the team members practice?
(a) Agility drills.
(b) Dribbling.
(c) Passing.
(d) Free throws.

3. During Greg's team's first away game, which of the mothers starts fighting a mother on the rival team?
(a) Mrs. White.
(b) Mrs. Bird.
(c) Mrs. Mealy.
(d) Mrs. Pomodoro.

4. What jersey is a kid wearing that Mrs. Heffley tells an evaluator threw a basketball over the backboard?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

5. What does Greg's town have in the middle of their town park?
(a) Rusting playground equipment.
(b) Rotting lumber.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Piles of garbage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the point guard on Mr. Patel's team for their first game?

2. For Greg's team's first away game, what facility do they play in?

3. Where is the first practice for Mr. Patel's basketball team?

4. What town is hated in Greg's town because they always beat them in sports?

5. When does Greg's town have a big bonfire in the park every year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the only experience that Greg has had playing basketball?

2. What happened to Mrs. Heffley when she was playing in a championship game in middle school?

3. What do Greg's parents say after the basketball team's first game?

4. What started the rivalry with Slacksville?

5. When Greg tries out for the basketball teams, why does he think he does not have a chance of getting on a team?

6. Why is Greg worried when his mother says he will probably get a lot of playing time for Mr. Patel's team?

7. During the basketball game with Slacksville, what pep talk does Coach Patel give his team?

8. For Greg's team's first game, why does Kevin Pomodoro play point guard and why is the other team able to steal every time he calls a play?

9. Why did it seem like the rivalry between the towns might change a few months ago?

10. Wht challenges does Mr. Patel's team have the first time they practice?

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