Greg
What did Greg want instead of a diary? What's the difference?
Journal (answers may vary)
Name Greg's two brothers. What are they like?
Older brother Rodrick (answers may vary)
Younger brother Manny (answers may vary)
What does Rowley say instead of "hang out" that annoys Greg?
"play"
What is the name of the school play? What role does Greg want to play and why?
The Wizard of Oz; tree so he doesn't have to sing and he can hit Dorothy (Patty Ferrell) with apples
What does Greg hate about middle school? How would he fix the problem?
He hates that big kids are mixed in with little kids who have not hit their growth spurt yet. He would divide grades by height, not age.
What can Greg do this year that he wasn't allowed to before? What idea does this give him?
Go to the Crossland Haunted House; make a haunted house of his own
What is Greg's New Year resolution? Why?
Not to play with Manny, because Manny got Greg in trouble for pretending he made him eat a spider
What is Rowley learning that worries Greg during their fight?
Karate; Greg is not sure what they teach but he's worried Rowley will beat him
What are the Cheese and the Cheese Touch?
An old piece of cheese that fell out of someone's sandwich and has been on the basketball court since spring
The Cheese Touch is basically cooties: if you touch it you're stuck with it until you pass it on to someone else
What does Greg want to get elected as? Why?
School Treasurer; it will totally change his situation at school
What were Greg's past Halloween costumes? What is his costume this year, and what's the catch?
Toilet paper mummy and cowboy; storebought pirate, but he has to bring Manny trick-or-treating with him
Who is Greg's secret weapon? Why?
Uncle Charlie; he gets Greg whatever he wants for Christmas
Who does Rowley become best friends with instead of Greg? How does Greg react to this?
Colin Lee; Greg tries to get a new best friend of his own, but the only person he can think of is Fregley. He sleeps over at Fregley's house even though he doesn't want to.
What class is Greg good at but won't make him popular?
Home Economics (sewing)
Which "Class Favorite" does Greg think he can win?
Class Clown
What is Greg's plan with the snow? How does it go wrong?
How does Rodrick prank Greg?
He wakes him up super early in the morning and pretends that Greg slept all summer and that he has to get ready for school
What does Rowley get Greg for Christmas? What do they do with it? How does it turn out good for Rowley and bad for Greg?
Big Wheel; they try to knock each other off with a football, but Rowley breaks his wrist. Rowley gets popular with girls and Greg doesn't
What problem does Greg have in wrestling class? How will he solve it?
He is in the lightweight class so he keeps getting beaten up by Fregley. His plan is to gain weight with weight gain powder and working out.
How does Rowley get in trouble with the principal? When Rowley says the truth, why doesn't Greg stay mad at him?
Greg was wearing Rowley's coat when he was tormenting the kids with a worm. Greg wants to be Rowley's plus-one to Six Flags so he tries to get in good with Rowley again
What is Greg good at? What does he want for Christmas? What happens to it?
Video games; Twisted Wizard; it gets swapped with the Giving Tree Guy's red sweater
What is the difference between how Greg's mom and dad punish him?
His dad throws whatever he has in his hand; his mom takes a few days to think about the punishment
How do Greg and Rowley become friends again?
Greg tells everyone he threw the Cheese away so everyone thinks he touched it, rather than the truth that Rowley ate it
What do the teenagers make Rowley do as revenge for Halloween? How does Greg get out of it?
Eat the cheese; he says he's allergic to dairy
What are the four perks of being Safety Patrol? (Bonus 500pts for #5)
- Bully protection
- Skip 20 minutes (half) of Pre-Algebra (math)
- Free hot chocolate
- Skip first 10 minutes of first period (class)
- Bonus #5: Unlike the other patrols, they don't have to stand outside in the freezing cold