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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. Leigh says in his December 1 letter to Mr. Henshaw that no one is supposed to be on his school grounds until what time?
(a) 15 minutes before the bell rings.
(b) 5 minutes before the bell rings.
(c) 20 minutes before the bell rings.
(d) 10 minutes before the bell rings.

2. How does Leigh describe most of the grownups by where he lives in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?
(a) “Really cranky and bitter.”
(b) “Real old with cats.”
(c) “Real bad with names.”
(d) “Real funny and wise.”

3. What color is Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

4. 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) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(b) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(c) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”
(d) “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.”

5. Leigh closes his November 16 letter with a postscript that says, “If my Dad was here, he would tell you to” do what?
(a) “Get lost.”
(b) “Go climb a tree.”
(c) “Write me a letter.”
(d) “Write a new book.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh says in his December 4 letter that he wishes his dad still hauled sugar beets for the refinery where?

2. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on November 15 to say he was angry he didn’t receive Mr. Henshaw’s reply before his report was due, but he used information from where to complete it?

3. Leigh says he hates living where in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?

4. In his December 12 letter, Leigh writes, “Mr. Fridley said maybe I should come to school a few minutes early every morning to help him with the flags, but please stop” doing what because it makes him nervous?

5. What is the name of Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

(see the answer key)

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