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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. What does Grandpa run over when he is driving Greg in Section 3?

2. Where does the tooth land that falls out of a camper's mouth during the trust building exercise in Section 4?

3. What is the first job that Greg's group does on the second day they are at Hardscrabble Farms?

4. Why does Mr. Jefferson make everyone go to bed early the first night at Hardscrabble Farms?

5. What time does Frew have to get up six days a week?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Greg decide he is unprepared for the trip to Hardscrabble Farms?

2. Why does everyone but Greg have big bags that they have brought with them?

3. How does Greg's mom track him down in Section 3 when he runs away with Frew and Billy?

4. What does Mrs. Graziano say about chores on Tuesday at Hardscrabble Farms?

5. What work do Greg and the members of his group do Tuesday morning?

6. Why does Billy say that he stole from a convenience store in Section 3?

7. How does Greg get all the items he needs for the field trip on such a short time frame?

8. What does Mrs. Graziano say in her welcome speech to Hardscrabble Farms?

9. Why do Greg and the others scrape their lunch leftovers into a giant pot after their first lunch at Hardscrabble Farms?

10. How do some kids get caught with contraband in their bags?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg has to use survival skills to deal with some situations in the book. What are some situations where Greg must use survival skills? How successful is he at surviving certain situations? How does he gain survival skills, and how do those skills help him to overcome some of the issues in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Greg has to learn to survive without technology. What experiences make Greg do without technology? How do those experiences affect him? Is Greg successful in learning to manage without technology?

Essay Topic 3

One of the first activities at Hardscrabble Farms is a trust-building exercise. What is the purpose of trust building exercises? How effective are the exercises at the farm? Why are the exercises not effective? What do the exercises actually achieve?

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