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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. Who brings a fake brain to class?

2. Which instrument does Greg get at the music store?

3. Where does Maddox live?

4. What is Greg's least favorite sound?

5. What score does Greg get on his reading tests?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rodrick come through for Greg?

2. How does Greg meet Maddox?

3. Why does Greg hope the Spineticklers series is not banned?

4. How is it ironic that Tevin is blamed for the apple?

5. Why is Greg worried about Mrs. Selsam influencing his mom?

6. Why is Greg not going to Mariana's party?

7. What happens when Greg's mom meets Tevin?

8. Why is Greg excluded from the party once he is in band?

9. Why does Rodrick think he does not need college?

10. Why does Greg stay up all night studying psychology?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Greg's lie about a bully turn into a real bullying situation with Tevin? What does it say about Greg's fear of punishment that he does not confess, even when he knows it makes a situation worse?

Essay Topic 2

When Greg is confronted about lying he writes in his diary about everyone who has ever lied to him. How does Greg's reaction relate to his maturity level?

Essay Topic 3

What details does the author use to help the reader tell the characters apart in the cartoons? Are the characters' pictures the way you imagine them from the descriptions?

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