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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Leigh’s middle name?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Paul.
(c) Marcus.
(d) James.

2. What is Leigh’s mother’s name?
(a) Samantha Botts.
(b) Sarah Botts.
(c) Bonnie Botts.
(d) Angie Botts.

3. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that he received what gift from his father for Christmas?
(a) A quilted down jacket.
(b) A notebook and pencils.
(c) A BB gun.
(d) A radio-controlled car.

4. Leigh says he hates living where in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?
(a) Near the ocean.
(b) In a mobile home park.
(c) By the railroad tracks.
(d) In a small town.

5. What is the name of Leigh’s sixth grade teacher?
(a) Miss Martinez.
(b) Miss Badger.
(c) Miss Neely.
(d) Mr. Fridley.

6. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?
(a) Portland.
(b) Salem.
(c) Eugene.
(d) Hermiston.

7. What color is Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

8. Leigh says in his November 13 letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher is making his class write to authors for what?
(a) Author Month.
(b) The school yearbook.
(c) Book Week.
(d) The school paper.

9. Where is Mr. Henshaw’s book in Moose on Toast set?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Alaska.

10. What new word in Leigh’s vocabulary does he use in his December 12 letter to refer to any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a flag?
(a) Halyard.
(b) Con-pole.
(c) Lining-rod.
(d) Shipyard.

11. What is Leigh’s first response to Mr. Henshaw’s question “What do you wish?” in his December 1 letter?
(a) “I wish my dad would drive home and pick me up for school in the mornings.”
(b) “I wish somebody would stop stealing the good stuff out of my lunch bag.”
(c) “I wish my mom and dad would get remarried.”
(d) “I wish I had my dog Bandit by my side.”

12. What is the name of Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Bandit.
(b) Spot.
(c) Roger.
(d) Joe.

13. Who does Leigh say is his favorite character in Mr. Henshaw’s book that he’s read in his third letter, dated November 13?
(a) Roger.
(b) Buffy.
(c) Joe’s Dad.
(d) Joe Kelly.

14. In his third diary entry on December 24, Leigh writes that his dad had once remarked that when he was driving he often saw a lone shoe on the highway, so Leigh and his parents spent that Christmas Eve thinking up songs about shoes. What was the song Leigh’s mom made up?
(a) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(b) “A lonesome hiker was unluckee / To lose his boot near Truckee / He hitched a ride with one foot dam / Down the road to Angels Camp.”
(c) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”
(d) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”

15. Where does Leigh say he’s gotten a postcard from Mr. Henshaw in his December 12 letter?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Leigh say he can’t complain to the teacher about someone stealing from his lunch bag in his first diary entry from December 22?

2. In his third letter to Mr. Henshaw, dated November 13, Leigh says he’s now in what grade?

3. How does Leigh describe most of the grownups by where he lives in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?

4. In his third diary entry on December 24, Leigh writes that his dad had once remarked that when he was driving he often saw a lone shoe on the highway, so Leigh and his parents spent that Christmas Eve thinking up songs about shoes. What was the song Leigh’s dad made up?

5. In his diary entry on January 10, Leigh writes that he wishes his dad were there so that he could teach Leigh how to do what?

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