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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 to Mr. Henshaw that maybe when he writes a book he’ll call it what?
(a) The Great Lunch Bag Mystery.
(b) The Great Potato Caper.
(c) The Ten-Foot Tall Wax Man.
(d) The Last of the Unicorns.

2. What is Leigh’s first response to Mr. Henshaw’s question “What do you wish?” in his December 1 letter?
(a) “I wish I had my dog Bandit by my side.”
(b) “I wish my dad would drive home and pick me up for school in the mornings.”
(c) “I wish somebody would stop stealing the good stuff out of my lunch bag.”
(d) “I wish my mom and dad would get remarried.”

3. How does Leigh address his diary entries for most of the novel?
(a) “Dear Unnamed Notebook.”
(b) “Dear Mr. Pretend Henshaw.”
(c) “Dear Diary.”
(d) “Dear Journal of Leigh Botts.”

4. What surprised Leigh about the book Beggar Bears, according to his letter on January 15?
(a) It was a historical book and not very interesting.
(b) It seemed like a “girl’s book” to him.
(c) It wasn’t funny like Mr. Henshaw’s other books.
(d) It was funnier than he expected it to be.

5. 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?
(a) Because “it isn’t a good idea for a new boy in school to be a snitch.”
(b) Because “my mom would ground me if she found out.”
(c) Because “the teacher doesn’t like me and wouldn’t believe me.”
(d) Because “I’d be sent home.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Leigh’s November 13 letter refers to a three-dimensional model?

2. Who does Leigh say invited Leigh and his mother to Christmas dinner in his December 25 diary entry?

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

4. Leigh says in his November 13 letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher is making his class write to authors for what?

5. What is described by Leigh in his December 3 letter as “the first thick book with chapters that I have read”?

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