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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodrick trick Greg into thinking he has a giant tick on him?
(a) He finds a tick on the ground an pretends he picked it off Greg.
(b) He pinches Greg, making him think a picked a tick off of him.
(c) He screams and runs away.
(d) He pretends to take a picture of a tick on Greg but has actually pulled up a picture of a tick on the Internet.

2. Why does Dad tell the narrator he has to put back all the items he had picked out at the camper superstore?
(a) Those things are cheaply made.
(b) Those things are too expensive.
(c) Those things are only for real outdoorsmen.
(d) Those things are not for serious campers.

3. What are some things the clerk at the camper superstore said they should be prepared for?
(a) Falling trees and hunters.
(b) Cold weather and a lack of food and water.
(c) Deer, birds, and fish.
(d) Bears, mosquitoes, and ticks.

4. What does Mom do when she takes away the boys' electronic devices?
(a) She takes out their batteries.
(b) She leaves them at the rest area.
(c) She puts them in a childproof bag with a timer on it.
(d) She throws them in the toilet.

5. How does thinking about Noah and his situation make the narrator feel?
(a) Nervous for the future.
(b) Angry that God killed everyone and everything not on the ark.
(c) Sad for the world.
(d) Better about his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the family not have any money?

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

3. How long has the family been living in Gramma's basement at the start of the story?

4. How does Mom feel about time slowing down?

5. Why does the narrator begin to tire of the drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the basement an uncomfortable place to live?

2. Why does Dad think the national forest would be a good place to go?

3. Why is the family living in Gramma’s basement?

4. Why does the narrator wish he had been born a bit sooner?

5. How does the narrator feel Mom treats Manny? Give two examples.

6. Why are Mom and Dad excited about the camper, at this point in the story?

7. What are two mishaps as the family takes back roads to seek their own adventures?

8. Why does the narrator sense that Gramma does not want them living with her?

9. What are two things the narrator does not like about the camper?

10. Why are the narrator and his family getting tired of their time together?

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