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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after walking the fairgrounds does Dad go back to the car?
(a) About two hours.
(b) About an hour.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. Where does Dad's boat have a crack?
(a) Hull.
(b) Bottom.
(c) Stern.
(d) Bow.

3. In Section 2, what wakes Greg?
(a) Police knocking on a door.
(b) Kids playing with a cleaning cart.
(c) Grownups fighting.
(d) Kids running up and down the sidewalk.

4. What game does Mom want to play after playing learning CDs on the first day of the road trip?
(a) 20 Questions.
(b) Road Trip Bingo.
(c) I Spy.
(d) Alphabet Groceries.

5. In Section 2, what was the smell that Greg had smelled in the closet when he was trying to sleep?
(a) Dead mouse.
(b) Mildewed towel.
(c) Rodrick's shoes.
(d) Trash.

6. When Rowley sent his Flat Stanley to an uncle in grade school, where did his uncle take a picture of him and Flat Stanley?
(a) Great Barrier Reef.
(b) Great Wall of China.
(c) Grand Canyon.
(d) London Bridge.

7. What was the first name of the author Greg wrote a letter to fifth grade?
(a) Nathaniel.
(b) Herman.
(c) John.
(d) Charles.

8. In Section 2, what is the name of the fair Susan wants to go to?
(a) Boulder County Fair.
(b) Poweshiek County Fair.
(c) Highway 111 Country Fair.
(d) Highway 1 Country Fair.

9. What does Rodrick want to take on the road trip that Mom will not let him take?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Drum set.
(c) Lounge chair.
(d) Mattress.

10. How many ideas for family activities does Greg think his mother gets from Family Frolic magazine?
(a) 30%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 50%.

11. After Dad goes back to the car, what type of contest do Rodrick and Greg see at the fair?
(a) Pie Eating.
(b) Pet Rock Olympics.
(c) Banana Derby.
(d) Foulest Footwear.

12. In Section 2, what is the limit on using the hot tub?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

13. Who are the characters in the books Greg likes to read?
(a) Bryce and Brody.
(b) Mark and Martin.
(c) Nate and Nick.
(d) Charles and Chase.

14. What month is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) May.

15. What did dad find living in an old washing machine stored in his boat one summer?
(a) Raccoons.
(b) Feral cats.
(c) Bats.
(d) Possums.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after they have been on the road in Section 2 does Mom switch places with Greg?

2. What does Greg grab to take with him at the last minute before they leave on their road trip?

3. Whose house did Rodrick toilet-paper?

4. What does Manny's pacifier look like?

5. What game does Greg pull out after lunch on the first day of the road trip?

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