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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 17 – March 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leigh says in his February 8 diary entry that he’s started on a new story for the Young Writers’ Yearbook. What is the title of Leigh’s new story?
(a) “The Ten-Foot Wax Man.”
(b) “The Great Lunch Bag Mystery.”
(c) “The Lone Shoe on the Highway.”
(d) “The Cat from Muskogee.”

2. Leigh says in his December 4 letter that he wishes his dad still hauled sugar beets for the refinery where?
(a) Albuquerque.
(b) Los Rios.
(c) Spreckels.
(d) San Jose.

3. Leigh says in his March 20 diary entry that for the Young Writers’ Yearbook he wrote a piece of prose about riding with his father down what route?
(a) Highway 66.
(b) Highway 62.
(c) Highway 101.
(d) Highway 152.

4. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom told him growing up she’d look at the lights of Bakersfield and it seemed like where?
(a) Seattle or Canada.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York or Paris.
(d) London or L.A.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Leigh writes on March 30 that he was invited to have lunch with the famous author for what reason?

3. Leigh asks the man who works at the gas station by his house what is in the box that says “Alarm System” on the station. What is the gas station attendant’s reply?

4. Leigh says in his December 4 letter to Mr. Henshaw, “When you answered my questions, you said the way to get to be an author was to” what?

5. In his March 1 diary entry, Leigh writes that he had to buy a new notebook for his diary for what reason?

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