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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through December 1 – January 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Leigh say he’s gotten a postcard from Mr. Henshaw in his December 12 letter?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Texas.

2. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. Number ten is not really a question. What is this statement?
(a) “Please tell me how to get an ‘A.’”
(b) “Please include a biographical reference with your reply.”
(c) “Please give me some tips on how to write a book.”
(d) “Please send a photograph.”

3. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?
(a) Portland.
(b) Salem.
(c) Hermiston.
(d) Eugene.

4. How does Leigh sign his name in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw on May 12?
(a) “Leigh (Lee) Botts.”
(b) “Leigh Botts (boy).”
(c) “Your friend Leigh.”
(d) “Leigh Marcus Botts.”

5. 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?
(a) Con-pole.
(b) Lining-rod.
(c) Halyard.
(d) Shipyard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter that the first page of his diary looks the way he feels – which is what?

3. 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?

4. Leigh says to Mr. Henshaw in his November 7 letter that if his dad shot a moose, he’d feed the tough parts to whom?

5. Who does Leigh say stands by the garbage cans in the lunchroom to make sure kids don’t throw their retainers away in his diary entry from January 8?

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