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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. What is the problem with the camper?
(a) It has a broken axle.
(b) It does not have a bathroom.
(c) It is filthy.
(d) It is missing a tire.

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

3. Why does the family end up swimming in the lake?
(a) The air conditioning in the camper is not working, and they want to cool off.
(b) The shower is not working.
(c) They love swimming.
(d) It looks inviting.

4. Why does the narrator wish he had been born at an earlier time?
(a) He could have had the chance to actually discover something.
(b) He would have enjoyed a quiet life.
(c) Life would have been simpler.
(d) He could have been a farm hand.

5. Why does the ranger at the park warn the family of the dangers of fire?
(a) It rained just the other day.
(b) It has not rained lately.
(c) The trees are very close together.
(d) The trees are old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the family not get out at their first stop?

2. What does the narrator not like about the camper while it is in motion?

3. What does Mom do when she takes away the boys' electronic devices?

4. Why does the narrator not find Wildlife Bingo very fun?

5. What is the problem with the toilet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the family leave the camping superstore a bit nervous?

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

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

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

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

8. Where do all the family members want to go on vacation?

9. What are two things that disappoint Greg about the RV park?

10. How do the narrator, Rodrick, and Manny react when their dad, as he is picking out fishing poles, says they are going to live off the land?

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