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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 24-64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerns the narrator regarding Mom's behavior towards Manny?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She is cruel to him.
(c) She gives him too many responsibilities.
(d) She is babying him.

2. What does Dad want to live on the open road in an RV?
(a) He can see the whole countryside very easily.
(b) He has always loved the idea of living in an RV.
(c) He can sleep at the Civil War battlefields.
(d) He can work anywhere.

3. What is Gramma's response when the narrator says he calls first dibs on the guest bedroom?
(a) It is under construction.
(b) It is already taken.
(c) It is too small for him.
(d) She does not want him in there.

4. Why does Mom have the clerk at the camper superstore go over the supplies Dad had picked out?
(a) She is nervous they are not getting the right stuff.
(b) She is worried they do not have enough money to buy all the supplies.
(c) She is hoping her husband will be convinced to cancel the camping trip.
(d) She is concerned they are buying too many items.

5. What is the coolest thing about the camper?
(a) You can use the toilet while the camper is cruising down the highway.
(b) It can go really fast.
(c) It has a TV.
(d) You can ride in the main living area while the camper is in motion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the narrator excited about going to the camper superstore?

2. Why does Mom say they can afford a camping trip?

3. Why does the narrator wish he had been born at an earlier time?

4. How does the family decide to go camping?

5. What does the narrator think it will take for his family to make happy memories together?

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