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

2. What do the teens do who use the Heffley basketball hoop when Mrs. Heffley turns off the outdoor lights?

3. What factory was Greg's town supposed to get about 100 years ago, but their rival got the factory?

4. Which family supplies drinks for the first game?

5. On Wednesday, how old are the guys who come to use the court Mr. Patel's team is using?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Greg say about the toughest player on Mr. Patel's team?

3. Where does Mr. Patel's team meet for the first time, and why?

4. What happens when Greg is put into the game with Slacksville?

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

6. For Greg's team's first game in the elementary school gym, where do they meet during halftime and why?

7. What happens when a men's league team says they have the court reserved when Mr. Patel's team is practicing?

8. What is Greg's greatest athletic achievement of his life?

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

10. Why is Greg not getting enough sleep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot? Does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Dialogue in a graphic novel is shown differently than in a novel. How is dialogue in a graphic novel shown differently than in a novel? How is dialogue visually represented to show pitch, emotion, and tone?

Essay Topic 3

Illustrations can be just as important or more important than the words in a novel. How are illustrations used in the book? Are the illustrations less important, as important, or more important than the words in the book? Why?

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