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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. 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.”

2. What was Leigh’s dad delivering when he lost Leigh’s dog?
(a) TV sets.
(b) Squash.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Potatoes.

3. Why do Barry and Leigh end up not making an alarm when Leigh first comes over to Barry’s house?
(a) Barry decides he doesn’t want to.
(b) Barry’s mom forbids them to.
(c) Barry has the wrong kind of battery.
(d) Barry doesn’t have a bell.

4. Where does Leigh say he and Barry walked after going to the butterfly grove in his March 31 diary entry?
(a) To the truck stop by the freeway.
(b) To the baseball field by the ocean.
(c) To the state park headquarters.
(d) The little park at Lover’s Point.

5. What is Bandit wearing around his neck when he greets Leigh on March 31?
(a) A blue bandanna.
(b) A red bandanna.
(c) A yellow bandanna.
(d) A shock collar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his March 6 diary entry, Leigh describes Barry’s house as “a big old house-that is sort of cheerful and messy, with” what “all over the place”?

2. What does Leigh’s mom respond when Leigh’s dad asks her at the end of the novel, “Is there any chance?”

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

4. Leigh’s dad tells him before leaving at the end of the story, “You're a good kid, Leigh. I'm proud of you, and I'll try not to” what?

5. What old-time robber does Leigh describe writing about in his prose piece for the Young Writers’ Yearbook in his March 20 diary entry?

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