Dear Mr. Henshaw Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 163 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Dear Mr. Henshaw Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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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 November 15 letter that the back cover of one of Mr. Henshaw’s books, it states that he lives where?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) California.
(d) Seattle.

2. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?
(a) Portland.
(b) Hermiston.
(c) Salem.
(d) Eugene.

3. 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) Joe’s Dad.
(b) Roger.
(c) Joe Kelly.
(d) Buffy.

4. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. Number ten is not really a question. What is this statement?
(a) “Please send a photograph.”
(b) “Please give me some tips on how to write a book.”
(c) “Please tell me how to get an ‘A.’”
(d) “Please include a biographical reference with your reply.”

5. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that he received what gift from his father for Christmas?
(a) A notebook and pencils.
(b) A BB gun.
(c) A radio-controlled car.
(d) A quilted down jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Mr. Henshaw’s response to Leigh that Leigh read aloud to his class, he said he didn’t have kids because he doesn’t raise what?

2. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter that the first page of his diary looks the way he feels – which is what?

3. Leigh says to Mr. Henshaw in his November 7 letter that if his dad shot a moose, he’d feed the tough parts to whom?

4. What does Leigh say his teacher has said there should be when a different person speaks in his December 12 letter?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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