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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. 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 mom made up?
(a) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”
(b) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(c) “A lonesome hiker was unluckee / To lose his boot near Truckee / He hitched a ride with one foot dam / Down the road to Angels Camp.”
(d) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”

2. Who does Leigh say he and his mom used to scoop up the mashed potatoes and gravy with their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?
(a) Sporks.
(b) Chicken bones.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) Their fingers.

3. How does Leigh say his father ends their calls in his December 1 letter?
(a) “I love you, son.”
(b) “Who’s my favorite kid? You are!”
(c) “Well, keep your nose clean kid.”
(d) “Keep your eye on the ball, kid.”

4. Where is Mr. Henshaw’s book in Moose on Toast set?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Oregon.

5. What is Leigh’s middle name?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Paul.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Leigh says in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher read Mr. Henshaw’s book about what on May 12?

3. By what name does Leigh say his dad goes by on the CB radio in his diary entry from February 2?

4. In his diary entry from January 20, Leigh writes that yesterday someone stole what from his lunch bag?

5. What is the ninth question from Mr. Henshaw that Leigh answers in his letter from December 1?

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