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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. 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 dad made up?
(a) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(b) “A lonesome hiker was unluckee / To lose his boot near Truckee / He hitched a ride with one foot dam / Down the road to Angels Camp.”
(c) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(d) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”
2. In Mr. Henshaw’s response to Leigh that Leigh read aloud to his class, he answered that his real name was what?
(a) “Will I. Am.”
(b) “James C. Smarts.”
(c) “Messing A. Round.”
(d) “William Shakespeare.”
3. 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 include a biographical reference with your reply.”
(c) “Please tell me how to get an ‘A.’”
(d) “Please give me some tips on how to write a book.”
4. What is the name of Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Bandit.
(b) Joe.
(c) Spot.
(d) Roger.
5. Leigh closes his November 16 letter with a postscript that says, “If my Dad was here, he would tell you to” do what?
(a) “Write a new book.”
(b) “Write me a letter.”
(c) “Go climb a tree.”
(d) “Get lost.”
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the ninth question from Mr. Henshaw that Leigh answers in his letter from December 1?
2. Leigh remarks in his letter on December 21 that he received Mr. Henshaw’s postcard with a picture of what on it?
3. Leigh says in his November 13 letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher is making his class write to authors for what?
4. What is Leigh’s middle name?
5. What word does Leigh use in his December 1 letter meaning a refrigerated trailer?
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