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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through January 12 – February 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leigh says in his December 4 letter that he wishes his dad still hauled sugar beets for the refinery where?
(a) Albuquerque.
(b) San Jose.
(c) Spreckels.
(d) Los Rios.

2. How does Leigh sign his name in his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?
(a) “Leigh (Lee) Botts.”
(b) “Your friend Leigh.”
(c) “Leigh Marcus Botts.”
(d) “Leigh Botts (boy).”

3. What does “CB” stand for in “CB radio”?
(a) Citizens’ Band.
(b) Contract Basis.
(c) Control Basis.
(d) Compact Band.

4. What grade is Leigh in when he writes his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?
(a) First grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) Second grade.

5. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 that he wants to grow up to be what?
(a) “A schoolteacher with a yellow school bus.”
(b) “A doctor or a neuroscientist.”
(c) “A scientist who travels in a van.”
(d) “A famous book writer with a beard like you.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh says in his December 1 letter to Mr. Henshaw that no one is supposed to be on his school grounds until what time?

2. In his letter to Mr. Henshaw on January 12, Leigh writes that his mother won’t do what because she wants Leigh’s “brain to stay in good shape”?

3. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom and dad got married where?

4. Leigh says in his January 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw that he is on what page of Beggar Bears?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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