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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 December 12 letter, Leigh writes, “Mr. Fridley said maybe I should come to school a few minutes early every morning to help him with the flags, but please stop” doing what because it makes him nervous?
(a) “Standing on your head.”
(b) “Running across the road.”
(c) “Walking in circles.”
(d) “Walking backwards.”

2. Leigh says in his December 1 letter to Mr. Henshaw that no one is supposed to be on his school grounds until what time?
(a) 5 minutes before the bell rings.
(b) 10 minutes before the bell rings.
(c) 15 minutes before the bell rings.
(d) 20 minutes before the bell rings.

3. What grade is Leigh in when he writes his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) First grade.
(d) Fourth grade.

4. 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.

5. What does Leigh say he noticed about the California flag when the custodian raised it that day in his December 12 letter?
(a) It was dirty.
(b) It was ripped on the side.
(c) It was upside down.
(d) It was sideways.

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 the song Leigh’s dad made up?

2. 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?

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

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

5. How many pounds of moose meat does the boy’s family have in their freezer in Moose on Toast?

(see the answer key)

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