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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. In "December," what does Rodrick do with his dinner when he eats with Grandpa?
2. What time does Rodrick usually sleep in on weekends?
3. Where does Grandpa live?
4. How much times does Frank spend telling his brother Joe about the battle of Gettysburg on Thanksgiving?
5. How long does Greg remember Rodrick sleeping last fall?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rodrick often do on Saturday nights?
2. Why does Greg wish that he can stay with Gramma when his parents go away for the weekend in "December"?
3. At the beginning of "November," why does Greg think Dad may be find out about Rodrick's party?
4. Why does Greg say that Manny is Gramma's favorite grandchild?
5. How does Mom find out about the Mom Bucks Greg found?
6. Why does Rodrick call himself a professional drummer in "November"?
7. How does Greg figure out if the Mom Bucks he finds are the same as the ones his mother uses?
8. How did Rodrick's science project get completed last year?
9. Why does Greg not worry about writing his history poem in "November"?
10. Where does Greg get some Mom Bucks and how many does he get?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Rodrick is very angry when the videos for his band’s performance are not usable. Why is Rodrick so angry that the videos for his band’s performance are not useable? Why does he blame Greg? Why does he seek revenge on Greg for the bad videos?
Essay Topic 2
Rodrick does not want to redo his science project. What does Rodrick say when he is told he needs to redo his science project? Why does he not care about redoing the project? What does the incident reveal about Rodrick’s view of life as it is?
Essay Topic 3
Rowley is an only child who is babied by his parents. Why does Rowley have a babysitter when his parents are gone? How does Rowley act after he travels? How is his behavior childish? Who does Rowley enjoy playing with and hanging out with? What type of birthday party does he have? How does Rowley copy Greg? What type of person is Rowley? What does his character reveal about immaturity?
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