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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 does Manny win a pig?

2. What does Dad nearly drive into when he is talking on the phone in Section 2?

3. In Section 2, why does a cat need medical care?

4. In Section 4, who is in the vehicle that Rodrick hits with the van?

5. What does Rodrick want to eat after they look for their stuff on the highway?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the people that Rodrick runs into react?

2. What happens when Greg is in line for a waterslide?

3. How does Dad fix the sunroof and how effective are his repairs?

4. How does Susan try to solve the problem of people in a funeral procession following them, and how does she make the situation worse?

5. Where does the pig go to the bathroom?

6. Why does Rodrick want to keep the pig?

7. How does Manny win a pig, and why does he keep it?

8. What call does Dad get in Section 2 that requires quiet from the family?

9. Where is the first place the family stops after a night in a motel in Section 2?

10. What is the second place the family stops after a night in a motel in Section 2?

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

The Heffleys sneak into the Beardos hotel room. Why do the Heffleys break into the room? Are the Heffleys justified in breaking into the room?

Essay Topic 3

Susan gets ideas for family activities from a magazine. How does the magazine present activities and how they will appeal to a family? How do those activities usually work out for the Heffleys? What is the difference between Susan’s expectations for activities and the reality of what happens when the family tries those activities?

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