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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through February 6 – March 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his February 9 diary entry, Leigh says that he got a letter from his dad postmarked from where?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Austin, Texas.
(c) Vail, Colorado.
(d) Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that he looked in his book of highway maps and figured out that his dad should be where now?
(a) New York.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Bakersfield.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. Leigh writes in his March 3 diary entry that he bought what at the hardware store today?
(a) A potato bag, a lunchbox, and a lamp.
(b) A telephone wire, a box of paperclips, and a flashlight.
(c) A light switch, a battery, and a doorbell.
(d) A radio, a spool of wire, and a notebook.

4. Leigh says he’s thinking of writing a poem about what for the Young Writers’ Yearbook in his March 1 diary entry?
(a) Mr. Henshaw.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Truck driving.

5. What does Leigh write that his dad said to buy with the money he sent in his February 9 diary entry?
(a) A new dog.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) A new jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Leigh’s school librarian?

2. Leigh writes in his February 6 diary entry that he tried to start a story for Young Writers but only got as far as the title, which was what?

3. Where is the story Beggar Bears set?

4. Where does Leigh say he’s gotten a postcard from Mr. Henshaw in his December 12 letter?

5. Leigh says in his diary entry from January 20 that he wishes he had a grandfather like whom?

(see the answer key)

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