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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 does Greg do to Manny's snowman in February?

2. What does Greg do after Fregley eats Greg's sugary treat?

3. What are Greg and Rowley doing when Rowley is called to the office?

4. What does Greg try to sneak onto Mr. Worth's chair in May?

5. What advice does Greg's mom give him when he finds himself in a tough situation in March?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Greg want to get voted onto the Class Favorites page?

2. Why does Rowley get called to Mr. Winsky's office in relation to the Safety Patrols?

3. In February, why do Greg and Rowley decide to throw the base of their snowman into the street?

4. Why is Greg disappointed when he sees his comic in the school newspaper?

5. What happens to Greg's plan to put a thumbtack on his teacher's chair and make everyone laugh?

6. Why does Greg not want Rowley as a partner when he starts creating his cartoon for the school newspaper?

7. Why does Greg's dad take a shovel and smash Greg and Rowley's snowman?

8. What makes Greg jealous of Rowley's new friend Collin Lee after the Safety Patrol incident?

9. Why would Greg's English teacher, Mrs. Levine, call the snowy situation between Greg and Rowley and the Whirley Street kids ironic?

10. How does Greg interpret his mom's advice about the Safety Patrol dilemma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the year, the yearbook comes out, and Rowley is voted Class Clown. Greg throws away his yearbook and insinuates that he will always have the incident of the Cheese to hold above Rowley. What are Greg's motives for wanting to have something against Rowley in the future? How does Greg think he will benefit by having this knowledge?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout Greg's first week of school, the reader is given insight into Greg's personality through his experiences with other students. The reader also listens to Greg inner-voice, which shows how he perceives certain encounters. How do Greg's interactions with others during the first week of school give the reader insight into Greg's personality?

Essay Topic 3

The school play begins as planned, and Greg acts like a fool instead of following the script. Greg's family is in the audience, and on their way out of the school, Greg's mom throws a bouquet of flowers into the trash. Is Greg's mom justified in throwing the flowers out? Why or why not?

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