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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 diary entry from January 20, Leigh writes that yesterday someone stole what from his lunch bag?
(a) Mini canapés.
(b) Chicken livers wrapped in bacon.
(c) Deviled eggs.
(d) A piece of wedding cake.

2. What does Leigh say his teacher has said there should be when a different person speaks in his December 12 letter?
(a) A new paragraph.
(b) A question mark.
(c) A period.
(d) A dash and ellipses.

3. Leigh says he hates living where in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?
(a) In a mobile home park.
(b) By the railroad tracks.
(c) Near the ocean.
(d) In a small town.

4. 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 give me some tips on how to write a book.”
(c) “Please include a biographical reference with your reply.”
(d) “Please tell me how to get an ‘A.’”

5. 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) “Walking backwards.”
(b) “Running across the road.”
(c) “Walking in circles.”
(d) “Standing on your head.”

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Leigh say he needs Mr. Henshaw’s answer to his ten questions by in order to complete his author report in his September 20 letter?

2. What does Leigh say he noticed about the California flag when the custodian raised it that day in his December 12 letter?

3. Leigh closes his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 with an enclosure, saying that his class is studying what?

4. 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?

5. How does Leigh address his diary entries for most of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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