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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 word does Leigh use in his December 1 letter meaning a refrigerated trailer?
(a) “Reefer.”
(b) “Ice truck.”
(c) “Coldcar.”
(d) “Boxcar.”

2. Leigh says in his January 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw that he is on what page of Beggar Bears?
(a) 6.
(b) 35.
(c) 14.
(d) 2.

3. What does Leigh describe overhearing the boy’s voice saying when he was on the phone with his dad in his diary entry from February 4?
(a) “Hey James, we need to leave for town before it gets dark.”
(b) “Hey Mr. Botts – Can you spare fifty cents for the arcade game?”
(c) “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza.”
(d) “Hey Bill, where did you leave the TV Guide?”

4. Leigh asks the man who works at the gas station by his house what is in the box that says “Alarm System” on the station. What is the gas station attendant’s reply?
(a) “Wiring and a sound system.”
(b) “Batteries and a bell.”
(c) “A hamster on a wheel.”
(d) “A cell phone magnet and a bell.”

5. Leigh says he’s thinking of writing a poem about what for the Young Writers’ Yearbook in his March 1 diary entry?
(a) Mr. Henshaw.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Truck driving.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his January 31 diary entry, Leigh writes “I am mad at Mom for” what?

2. What color is the composition book that Leigh buys to use as a diary?

3. What is the name of the school custodian that Leigh likes?

4. 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?

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?

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