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

2. Where does Leigh say he’s gotten a postcard from Mr. Henshaw in his December 12 letter?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Texas.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Wyoming.

3. Leigh closes his November 16 letter with a postscript that says, “If my Dad was here, he would tell you to” do what?
(a) “Get lost.”
(b) “Write me a letter.”
(c) “Go climb a tree.”
(d) “Write a new book.”

4. What name does Leigh say he wrote on his lunch bag at school in his diary entry from January 3?
(a) Bill Botts.
(b) Andrew Tucker.
(c) James Reilly.
(d) Joe Kelly.

5. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter that the first page of his diary looks the way he feels – which is what?
(a) Flowery.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Blank.
(d) Sparse.

Short Answer 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 Leigh’s song?

2. Leigh says in his November 15 letter that the back cover of one of Mr. Henshaw’s books, it states that he lives where?

3. Where did Leigh and his mother move after his parents’ divorce?

4. What is Leigh’s father’s name?

5. What color is Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

(see the answer key)

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