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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. On New Year's Eve, what does Greg do to Manny?
2. What does Greg do to pass the time on the first day of school?
3. Who does Mr. Underwood call to volunteer during Phys Ed?
4. What does Greg's dad do if any teenagers walk by the house on Halloween?
5. What does Rowley hurt after playing with Greg in January?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why would Greg want to be in the Easy reading group?
2. Why does the new course, Independent Study, get cancelled for the rest of the year?
3. Why does Greg most likely enjoy the Big Wheel-Football Game?
4. Why does Greg want to be a Tree in the school musical Wizard of Oz?
5. What does Greg do when his dad kicks him out of the house and tells him to be active?
6. Why is Greg disappointed about the secret gift his dad gets him for Christmas this year?
7. Why does Greg want to join the Safety Patrols at school?
8. What are some of the ways Greg prepares for the wrestling unit in his Phys Ed class?
9. Why does Greg feel like the school play is not going to go well?
10. Why does Greg think that middle school is the dumbest idea ever?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The school play, The Wizard Of Oz, begins rehearsals at the start of December. In November, Greg's mother demands he sign-up. From the start, the play is not going very well. What types of incidences occur that prove rehearsal are not going well and how do they leak into the actual play?
Essay Topic 2
Greg is given the job of cartoonist for the school newspaper, yet he is still upset after his first comic is presented. Originally, Greg created the comic with the help of his friend, Rowley, and Greg critiques Rowley's contributions. Why is it ironic that Greg is upset with the final publishing of his comic?
Essay Topic 3
Rowley befriends a new kid, Collin Lee, from school and starts spending a lot of time with him. Greg becomes jealous of this relationship and tries to make Rowley jealous by hanging out with Fregley, a nerdy kid from school. How does the reader know that Greg's intentions with Fregley are authentic or inauthentic?
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