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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 color did Mom dye her hair one time?

2. On their road trip, what is one of the first things that Mom takes a picture of Flat Stanley with?

3. What did a staffer have to give Aunt Loretta's roommate when she grabbed Greg and would not let him go?

4. What type of pet did Dad have when he was a kid?

5. When Manny is taking a nap on the first day of the road trip, where is Manny nearly awakened?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the fair different from what Greg was expecting?

2. Why did Greg's Flat Stanley not get returned when his mother sent it off for him in second grade?

3. Why do the Heffleys not go to a different motel?

4. Why do Mom and Greg get frustrated when Manny takes a long nap?

5. What happened last summer when Greg's mom announced summer plans?

6. What type of response does Greg get when he writes Mik Davies and tells him he likes the Underpants Bandits books?

7. Why has Dad never gotten his boat out on the water?

8. What is lunch like on the first day of the road trip?

9. Why is Rodrick sent to get food from a supermarket in Section 2?

10. What is the first game that Mom wants to play on the road trip, and how is it played?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rodrick has a list of books he is supposed to read over the summer. How does Rodrick try to make the assignment easier? How and why might the shortcuts he is taking backfire?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing hints at future events and can create suspense. How is foreshadowing used in the novel? How does it hint at future events and create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Like many families, the Heffleys go on a summer vacation. In what ways do the Heffley family represent families from real life? How do events and activities in the novel imitate things that happen in real life?

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