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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 mom made up?
(a) “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.”
(b) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(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. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his second letter on December 3 that if Mr. Henshaw responds to his letter Leigh gets to do what?
(a) Print the letter in the school yearbook.
(b) Take a field trip with the class.
(c) Read the letter out loud to the class.
(d) Put the letter on the bulletin board at school.

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

4. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that who brought him his Christmas package from his father?
(a) A bus driver.
(b) A trucker.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A policeman.

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) “Go climb a tree.”
(b) “Get lost.”
(c) “Write a new book.”
(d) “Write me a letter.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Leigh say he wrote on his lunch bag at school in his diary entry from January 3?

2. Leigh says in his December 4 letter to Mr. Henshaw that maybe when he writes a book he’ll call it what?

3. What does Leigh say was stolen from his lunch bag at school in his first diary entry from December 22?

4. What is Leigh’s first response to Mr. Henshaw’s question “What do you wish?” in his December 1 letter?

5. What new word in Leigh’s vocabulary does he use in his December 12 letter to refer to any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a flag?

(see the answer key)

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