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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leigh says in his January 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw that he is on what page of Beggar Bears?
(a) 2.
(b) 14.
(c) 35.
(d) 6.

2. The butterflies that Leigh describes in his February 7 diary entry remind him of what story his mom read to him when he was younger?
(a) Snow White.
(b) The Cat and the Hat.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Aesop’s Fables.

3. Who does Leigh say always looks worried when kids throw out their lunches except for the cookies in his March 15 diary entry?
(a) Miss Martinez.
(b) Miss Neely.
(c) Mr. Henshaw.
(d) Mr. Fridley.

4. 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?
(a) “Ralph the Mouse and the Mouse Caper.”
(b) “Ways to Amuse a Dog.”
(c) “Ways to Catch a Lunch Bag Thief.”
(d) “The Ten-Foot Tall Wax Man.”

5. How does the mother bear die in Beggar Bears?
(a) She drowns in the river.
(b) She eats insecticide.
(c) She is shot by a poacher.
(d) She eats a plastic bag.

6. How does Leigh address his diary entries for most of the novel?
(a) “Dear Journal of Leigh Botts.”
(b) “Dear Mr. Pretend Henshaw.”
(c) “Dear Unnamed Notebook.”
(d) “Dear Diary.”

7. Leigh writes in his diary on February 2 that he is trapped in his room with what on his bed?
(a) Sleeping puppies.
(b) His sister.
(c) Sleeping babies.
(d) His friend Barry.

8. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that his mother told him that she rode with Leigh’s father until when?
(a) They got divorced.
(b) He was born.
(c) His sister was born.
(d) They got married.

9. What new vocabulary word does Leigh use to mean “to print” in his letter to Mr. Henshaw on January 19?
(a) Duplicate.
(b) Photograph.
(c) Mimeograph.
(d) Replicate.

10. In his January 31 diary entry, Leigh writes “I am mad at Mom for” what?
(a) “Making me go to school.”
(b) “Divorcing Dad.”
(c) “Forgetting to call me.”
(d) “Making me write this.”

11. On March 15, Leigh writes in his diary that he never found out what?
(a) Who won the writing contest.
(b) Who was stealing his lunch.
(c) Who called on Saturday night.
(d) Who Mr. Henshaw is married to.

12. What does Leigh recall his dad saying society was ruining in his diary entry from February 2?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) The rivers.

13. What is the name of Leigh’s school librarian?
(a) Miss Badger.
(b) Miss Neely.
(c) Miss Martinez.
(d) Mr. Fridley.

14. What does Leigh say his dad wrote a note to him on in his February 9 diary entry?
(a) The back of a bill.
(b) A napkin.
(c) Fancy stationery.
(d) A scrap of newspaper.

15. What does Leigh describe overhearing the boy’s voice saying when he was on the phone with his dad in his diary entry from February 4?
(a) “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza.”
(b) “Hey James, we need to leave for town before it gets dark.”
(c) “Hey Bill, where did you leave the TV Guide?”
(d) “Hey Mr. Botts – Can you spare fifty cents for the arcade game?”

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that when he lived in the mobile home park the only places they ever went were what?

2. Leigh says in his February 8 diary entry that most of the girls in his class are writing poems or stories about what for the Young Writers’ Yearbook?

3. Who does Leigh say he and his mom used to scoop up the mashed potatoes and gravy with their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?

4. Where does Leigh say he and his mother ate their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?

5. Where is the story Beggar Bears set?

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