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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. How much does it cost to run a full-page color ad in the town newspaper?

2. What does Greg give Manny for breakfast during the storm?

3. What is the name of the P.E. teacher at Greg's school?

4. Where is a bottled water machine placed at school?

5. How long would it take Greg to do a book report from a book in the Easy Reader section of the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the vice principal find out that Greg is one of the students responsible for the graffiti on the school way?

2. What happens when the police come to the school regarding the graffiti?

3. What happens when Greg fixes Manny a hot dog for lunch?

4. What does Greg say about his generation and exercise?

5. What does Greg say about a section of the school cafeteria being roped off?

6. How much does Mom usually give Greg for Christmas shopping, and where does he do his shopping?

7. What did Greg do when he had to do sit-ups for P.E.?

8. In Part 4, why is Greg's dad mad about an incident that happened in the morning?

9. Why is Greg going to have a problem if he does not get some cash for his Net Kritterz game?

10. Why does the school stop selling energy drinks, and what happens when they do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Manny often throws tantrums. What does Susan do when Manny throws a tantrum? How often does Manny get what he wants by throwing tantrums? Is Manny spoiled?

Essay Topic 2

Point of view in a novel determines how readers view the story and the characters in a story. What is the point of view in the novel? How does telling the story from Greg’s point of view determine how readers view the story and characters?

Essay Topic 3

Greg wanted to be an author when he was young. Why did Greg get discouraged about becoming an author? Why does he decide to write a book similar to his favorite book? What lesson did Greg learn from supposedly writing his own story?

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