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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the empty lake the family swims in?
(a) A drainage pond.
(b) A sewage pond.
(c) A fish hatchery.
(d) A reservoir.
2. As the family pulls up to their new location, what does Greg think about it?
(a) He wishes they had stayed in the national forest.
(b) It looks nothing like the advertisement.
(c) It makes him nervous.
(d) Its name and description are accurate.
3. What does the narrator not like about the camper while it is in motion?
(a) It is very bumpy and uncomfortable.
(b) The toilet flushes by itself.
(c) The seats are uncomfortable.
(d) The main living area does not have seatbelts.
4. What is the downside to showing up last-minute to their new location?
(a) There are no campsites.
(b) They have to pay an extra fee.
(c) There are only small economy spots left.
(d) They have to stay outside the campgrounds.
5. Why does the narrator not find Wildlife Bingo very fun?
(a) They cannot identify half the animals they see along the side of the road.
(b) He does not care for Bingo.
(c) Wildlife makes him nervous.
(d) It makes him car sick.
6. What is the problem with the camper?
(a) It has a broken axle.
(b) It is filthy.
(c) It does not have a bathroom.
(d) It is missing a tire.
7. How does thinking about Noah and his situation make the narrator feel?
(a) Angry that God killed everyone and everything not on the ark.
(b) Nervous for the future.
(c) Sad for the world.
(d) Better about his own.
8. Why does the narrator not want to visit local vacation sites?
(a) He has seen them all on field trips.
(b) They are boring.
(c) They are dangerous.
(d) They are too expensive.
9. How does the narrator keep himself busy, most of the time?
(a) Readingbooks.
(b) Putting together Gramma's puzzles.
(c) Writing in his journal.
(d) Watching TV.
10. How long has the family been living in Gramma's basement at the start of the story?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.
11. Why must Greg take a cold shower in the camper?
(a) The camper does not have a heater.
(b) The heater has not had time to heat the water.
(c) He is too hot to take a hot shower.
(d) They have run out of propane.
12. What concerns the narrator regarding Mom's behavior towards Manny?
(a) She is cruel to him.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She gives him too many responsibilities.
(d) She is babying him.
13. What excites Dad about this trip?
(a) They can hit the open road and stop for the night whenever they want to.
(b) They can live like the early settlers.
(c) He gets to live out in the wild.
(d) He can hunt for his own food.
14. All of a sudden a siren goes off - what has been spotted?
(a) A lost child.
(b) A runaway camper.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A bear.
15. Why does the narrator wish he had been born at an earlier time?
(a) He could have been a farm hand.
(b) He could have had the chance to actually discover something.
(c) He would have enjoyed a quiet life.
(d) Life would have been simpler.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does the family not get out at their first stop?
2. What does the narrator think his family needs?
3. What does Mom think of Dad and Rodrick's prank?
4. How does the family decide to go camping?
5. What does the narrator think about fishing?
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