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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 March 6 diary entry, Leigh describes Barry’s house as “a big old house-that is sort of cheerful and messy, with” what “all over the place”?
(a) “Little girls.”
(b) “Dogs and cats.”
(c) “Old newspapers.”
(d) “Parrots and dogs.”

2. What surprised Leigh about the book Beggar Bears, according to his letter on January 15?
(a) It wasn’t funny like Mr. Henshaw’s other books.
(b) It was funnier than he expected it to be.
(c) It seemed like a “girl’s book” to him.
(d) It was a historical book and not very interesting.

3. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that sometimes truckers lose the hearing in their left ear from what?
(a) Wind rushing past the driver’s window.
(b) Playing music too loud in their trucks.
(c) Yelling at the CB radio.
(d) Sitting too long without getting up.

4. Leigh writes in his February 1 diary entry that there was bad news in the newspaper. What is the bad news?
(a) The telephone company has gone bankrupt.
(b) The stock market crashed.
(c) The U.S. is going to war in the Middle East.
(d) The sugar refinery is shutting down.

5. What does Leigh say he noticed about the California flag when the custodian raised it that day in his December 12 letter?
(a) It was sideways.
(b) It was dirty.
(c) It was upside down.
(d) It was ripped on the side.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leigh say he and his mom went to eat after crying in his February 5 diary entry?

3. What does Leigh write that his dad said to buy with the money he sent in his February 9 diary entry?

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

5. Where is the story Beggar Bears set?

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