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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 Leigh say is on the middle of the California flag in his December 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw?
(a) A brown bear.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A star.
(d) A red-tailed hawk.

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

3. 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?
(a) “The Lone Shoe on the Highway.”
(b) “The Great Lunch Bag Mystery.”
(c) “The Ten-Foot Wax Man.”
(d) “The Cat from Muskogee.”

4. Leigh remarks in his letter on December 21 that he received Mr. Henshaw’s postcard with a picture of what on it?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Bears.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Castles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh writes in his diary on March 15 that this week several kids showed up with what?

2. What is the name of Leigh’s school librarian?

3. What does Leigh say his mom’s friends work on to sell for extra money when they visit in his diary entry from February 2?

4. 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?

5. What is the name of the school custodian that Leigh likes?

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