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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 middle name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Marcus.
(d) James.

2. What color is Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

3. Why does Leigh say he can’t complain to the teacher about someone stealing from his lunch bag in his first diary entry from December 22?
(a) Because “my mom would ground me if she found out.”
(b) Because “it isn’t a good idea for a new boy in school to be a snitch.”
(c) Because “the teacher doesn’t like me and wouldn’t believe me.”
(d) Because “I’d be sent home.”

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

5. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his sixth letter, dated November 7, that he is now in what grade?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Seventh grade.
(c) Fifth grade.
(d) Second grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his diary entry on January 10, Leigh writes that he wishes his dad were there so that he could teach Leigh how to do what?

2. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that who brought him his Christmas package from his father?

3. Who does Leigh say stands by the garbage cans in the lunchroom to make sure kids don’t throw their retainers away in his diary entry from January 8?

4. How does Leigh say his father ends their calls in his December 1 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 Leigh’s song?

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