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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. What is Leigh’s father’s name?
(a) James Botts.
(b) Bill Botts.
(c) Walter Botts.
(d) Peter Botts.

2. How are Leigh’s diary entries differentiated from his letters to Mr. Henshaw in the novel?
(a) He signs his diary entries from “Leigh” and his letters from “Leigh Botts.”
(b) He addresses his diary entries “Dear Diary” and his letters “Dear Mr. Henshaw.”
(c) He writes the day of the week as well as the date on the diary entries.
(d) He writes the day of the week as well as the date on his letters.

3. Where is Mr. Henshaw’s book in Moose on Toast set?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Nebraska.

4. What word from Leigh’s November 13 letter refers to a three-dimensional model?
(a) Diorama.
(b) Diagram.
(c) Composition.
(d) Reenactment.

5. 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?
(a) “Learn.”
(b) “Write.”
(c) “Think.”
(d) “Listen.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Leigh live with his parents prior to their divorce?

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

3. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his sixth letter, dated November 7, that he is now in what grade?

4. What is Leigh’s mother’s name?

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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