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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 writes in his February 7 diary entry that he went to a grove where what kind of butterflies gather?
(a) Batesian butterflies.
(b) Monarch butterflies.
(c) Buckeye butterflies.
(d) Julia butterflies.

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

3. What name does Leigh say he wrote on his lunch bag at school in his diary entry from January 3?
(a) James Reilly.
(b) Andrew Tucker.
(c) Bill Botts.
(d) Joe Kelly.

4. 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 upside down.
(b) It was sideways.
(c) It was ripped on the side.
(d) It was dirty.

5. What is the name of the school custodian that Leigh likes?
(a) Mr. Pitts.
(b) Mr. Neely.
(c) Mr. Henshaw.
(d) Mr. Fridley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh asks the man who works at the gas station by his house what is in the box that says “Alarm System” on the station. What is the gas station attendant’s reply?

2. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that he looked in his book of highway maps and figured out that his dad should be where now?

3. What book does Leigh say he bought at a garage sale in his February 28 letter to Mr. Henshaw?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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