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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. Who saves the young bears in winter in the story Beggar Bears?
(a) An old man with a cane.
(b) A policeman and his daughter.
(c) A park ranger and his son.
(d) An author living in the woods.

2. Leigh writes in his diary on February 2 that he is trapped in his room with what on his bed?
(a) His sister.
(b) Sleeping babies.
(c) Sleeping puppies.
(d) His friend Barry.

3. Who does Leigh say always looks worried when kids throw out their lunches except for the cookies in his March 15 diary entry?
(a) Miss Neely.
(b) Mr. Henshaw.
(c) Mr. Fridley.
(d) Miss Martinez.

4. Leigh writes on March 26 that his prose piece won an honorable mention in the Young Writers’ Yearbook. What is the name of Leigh’s submission?
(a) “Ten Ways to Amuse a Dog.”
(b) “The Ten-Foot Wax Man.”
(c) “The Great Lunch Bag Mystery.”
(d) “A Day on Dad’s Rig.”

5. What does Barry never use when he constructs his models?
(a) Pliers.
(b) Instructions.
(c) Glue.
(d) Scissors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leigh’s father’s name?

2. How does the mother bear die in Beggar Bears?

3. What is the name of the school custodian that Leigh likes?

4. Who suggests taping a cardboard shelf in Leigh’s lunchbox so his sandwich won’t muffle the alarm?

5. What name does Leigh say he wrote on his lunch bag at school in his diary entry from January 3?

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