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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 happens after Fregley eats Greg's sugary sweets?

2. Why is Greg called into the office the day after Rowley is?

3. Why does the principal confuse Greg with Rowley?

4. What do Greg and Rowley want to do after completing their snowman?

5. What happens when Greg goes to Fregley's house that makes Greg second guess his decision?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rowley treat Greg after the truth comes out that it was Greg who was terrorizing the kindergarteners?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Greg say that he got rid of the wretched Cheese once and for all?

10. Why is Greg angry about the cartoonist that replaces him in the school newspaper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the year, Greg and Rowley get into a fight that some teenagers end up egging on, which leads Rowley to eat the dreaded Cheese. Greg ends up telling the teenagers he is allergic, so that he does not have to eat it. Why does Greg allow Rowley to take the punishment, and how does Greg try to make himself look better, even though he clearly chickens out at the time of the fight?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Greg shares his opinions about how to make a Christmas wish list and the reader knows the one item Greg wants for Christmas. He critiques the behaviors of others when it comes to the gift-giving spirit of Christmas. How does Greg feel about Christmas gift-giving according to his interactions with family members and friends?

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