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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. Who does Leigh say is his favorite character in Mr. Henshaw’s book that he’s read in his third letter, dated November 13?
(a) Roger.
(b) Joe Kelly.
(c) Joe’s Dad.
(d) Buffy.

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

3. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. What is his first question for the author?
(a) “Have you ever been turned down?”
(b) “Have you won any awards?”
(c) “How many books have you written?”
(d) “What is your real name?”

4. What name does Leigh say he wrote on his lunch bag at school in his diary entry from January 3?
(a) Andrew Tucker.
(b) James Reilly.
(c) Joe Kelly.
(d) Bill Botts.

5. 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 somebody would stop stealing the good stuff out of my lunch bag.”
(c) “I wish my mom and dad would get remarried.”
(d) “I wish my dad would drive home and pick me up for school in the mornings.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?

2. In Mr. Henshaw’s response to Leigh that Leigh read aloud to his class, he answered that his real name was what?

3. 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 Leigh’s song?

4. Where did Leigh and his mother move after his parents’ divorce?

5. What grade is Leigh in when he writes his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?

(see the answer key)

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