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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. What does Barry never use when he constructs his models?
(a) Pliers.
(b) Scissors.
(c) Instructions.
(d) Glue.

2. How does Leigh say his father ends their calls in his December 1 letter?
(a) “I love you, son.”
(b) “Keep your eye on the ball, kid.”
(c) “Well, keep your nose clean kid.”
(d) “Who’s my favorite kid? You are!”

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

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

5. 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) “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.”
(b) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(c) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”
(d) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Leigh’s dad delivering when he lost Leigh’s dog?

2. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter that the first page of his diary looks the way he feels – which is what?

3. What is Leigh’s mother’s name?

4. What does Leigh recall his dad saying society was ruining in his diary entry from February 2?

5. By what name does Leigh say his dad goes by on the CB radio in his diary entry from February 2?

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