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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 red-tailed hawk.
(b) A star.
(c) A brown bear.
(d) A diamond.

2. Leigh writes in his diary on February 2 that he is trapped in his room with what on his bed?
(a) His friend Barry.
(b) Sleeping babies.
(c) Sleeping puppies.
(d) His sister.

3. By what name does Leigh say his dad goes by on the CB radio in his diary entry from February 2?
(a) “Bill Bonito of Barsdale.”
(b) "Billy the Kid."
(c) “Wild Bill from Bakersfield.”
(d) “Billy Badger from Bentley.”

4. 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.

5. Who suggests taping a cardboard shelf in Leigh’s lunchbox so his sandwich won’t muffle the alarm?
(a) Leigh’s dad.
(b) Miss Neely.
(c) Mr. Henshaw.
(d) Leigh’s mom.

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

3. 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 dad made up?

4. What does Leigh say about Barry’s sandwiches in his March 5 diary entry?

5. Where was Leigh’s dad traveling when he lost Leigh’s dog?

(see the answer key)

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