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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. Which janitor's arms give out during the whellbarrow race on Field Day?

2. What is something weird that Manny chose when he went to the store with his mother?

3. What day of the week does Greg's mom tell him that exercise is only half of getting in shape?

4. What did Greg's father do before going to relax in the sauna at the gym when Greg went with him?

5. When did Greg's mother enjoy playing on sports teams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Greg's mother's favorite thing about the Olympics?

2. What place does Greg get when he runs the 50-yard dash on Field Day, and what is the fastest he has ever run?

3. How did playing sports change in kindergarten for Greg?

4. When did Greg used to like sports and why?

5. What does Greg believe is the best thing about being an athlete and why?

6. Why will the students be competing against grownups for Field Day?

7. How long do Greg and his dad have to wait in lines when they go to a football game together?

8. How do the teachers try to improve the chances of their teams winning?

9. What is wrong with the pasta Greg wants to buy?

10. Why does Greg think that he if was in the Olympics he would either be on a team or on an event involving a horse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Greg chooses foods at the grocery store based on advertisements he has seen. How does Greg begin to realize the many advertisements are deceptive? How does he learn to recognize false advertising?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections of the book?

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