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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through January 12 – February 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his third letter to Mr. Henshaw, dated November 13, Leigh says he’s now in what grade?
(a) Sixth grade.
(b) Second grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Fourth grade.

2. 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.”

3. Where did Leigh live with his parents prior to their divorce?
(a) San Jose.
(b) Bakersfield.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Montague.

4. In Mr. Henshaw’s response to Leigh that Leigh read aloud to his class, he answered that his real name was what?
(a) “James C. Smarts.”
(b) “Will I. Am.”
(c) “Messing A. Round.”
(d) “William Shakespeare.”

5. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that when he lived in the mobile home park the only places they ever went were what?
(a) The Laundromat and the library.
(b) “School and to the truck stop.”
(c) The grocery store and the butcher.
(d) The bookstore and the grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Leigh’s dad traveling when he lost Leigh’s dog?

2. What word from Leigh’s November 13 letter refers to a three-dimensional model?

3. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter that the first page of his diary looks the way he feels – which is what?

4. Leigh says in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher read Mr. Henshaw’s book about what on May 12?

5. What does Leigh say his mom’s friends work on to sell for extra money when they visit in his diary entry from February 2?

(see the answer key)

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