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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. Leigh concludes his February 5 diary entry by saying “I don’t like to think that Bandit is” what?
(a) “A traitor.”
(b) “A bum.”
(c) “Lost.”
(d) “Wandering alone.”

2. 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?
(a) The bookstore and the grocery store.
(b) “School and to the truck stop.”
(c) The Laundromat and the library.
(d) The grocery store and the butcher.

3. In his diary entry from January 20, Leigh writes that yesterday someone stole what from his lunch bag?
(a) Deviled eggs.
(b) A piece of wedding cake.
(c) Chicken livers wrapped in bacon.
(d) Mini canapés.

4. 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) An ice cream cone.
(c) A typewriter.
(d) A new jacket.

5. What does Leigh describe white bread as tasting like in his March 15 diary entry?
(a) Kleenex.
(b) Broccoli.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Dirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh says in his February 8 diary entry that he’s started on a new story for the Young Writers’ Yearbook. What is the title of Leigh’s new story?

2. What advice does Leigh say his dad gave him about the person stealing his lunch in his diary entry from February 4?

3. 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?

4. Who does Leigh say invited Leigh and his mother to Christmas dinner in his December 25 diary entry?

5. Why do Barry and Leigh end up not making an alarm when Leigh first comes over to Barry’s house?

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