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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 says in his January 30 diary entry that his mother told him that she rode with Leigh’s father until when?
(a) He was born.
(b) They got divorced.
(c) They got married.
(d) His sister was born.

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

3. What does Leigh say he and his mom went to eat after crying in his February 5 diary entry?
(a) Ice cream cones.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Fried chicken.

4. How does the mother bear die in Beggar Bears?
(a) She eats a plastic bag.
(b) She eats insecticide.
(c) She drowns in the river.
(d) She is shot by a poacher.

5. What does Leigh describe overhearing the boy’s voice saying when he was on the phone with his dad in his diary entry from February 4?
(a) “Hey Bill, where did you leave the TV Guide?”
(b) “Hey James, we need to leave for town before it gets dark.”
(c) “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza.”
(d) “Hey Mr. Botts – Can you spare fifty cents for the arcade game?”

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Leigh say he can’t complain to the teacher about someone stealing from his lunch bag in his first diary entry from December 22?

2. How much money does Leigh say was included in his letter from his dad in his February 9 diary entry?

3. Who does Leigh say always looks worried when kids throw out their lunches except for the cookies in his March 15 diary entry?

4. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that sometimes truckers lose the hearing in their left ear from what?

5. It becomes apparent in Leigh’s March 15 diary entry that he has gained a sense of what?

(see the answer key)

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