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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through February 6 – March 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 dad made up?
(a) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(b) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(c) “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.”
(d) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”

3. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. Number ten is not really a question. What is this statement?
(a) “Please tell me how to get an ‘A.’”
(b) “Please give me some tips on how to write a book.”
(c) “Please send a photograph.”
(d) “Please include a biographical reference with your reply.”

4. 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) Read the letter out loud to the class.
(c) Take a field trip with the class.
(d) Put the letter on the bulletin board at school.

5. What was Leigh’s dad delivering when he lost Leigh’s dog?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Squash.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) TV sets.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his second diary entry, dated December 23, Leigh writes that he asked his mom if his dad might come to visit for Christmas. What was her response?

2. What is the ninth question from Mr. Henshaw that Leigh answers in his letter from December 1?

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

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

5. In the story about a dog that Leigh describes in his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3, he says that Joe’s dad told him he had to think of how many ways to entertain a dog?

(see the answer key)

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