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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. How does Leigh address his diary entries for most of the novel?
(a) “Dear Mr. Pretend Henshaw.”
(b) “Dear Diary.”
(c) “Dear Journal of Leigh Botts.”
(d) “Dear Unnamed Notebook.”

2. What is the name of the school custodian that Leigh likes?
(a) Mr. Neely.
(b) Mr. Fridley.
(c) Mr. Henshaw.
(d) Mr. Pitts.

3. Leigh says in his November 15 letter that the back cover of one of Mr. Henshaw’s books, it states that he lives where?
(a) California.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Alaska.

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

5. Leigh closes his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 with an enclosure, saying that his class is studying what?
(a) Business letters.
(b) Resumes.
(c) Atomic science.
(d) Nonfiction essays.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leigh sign his name in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw on May 12?

2. How does Leigh describe most of the grownups by where he lives in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?

3. 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?

4. What is Leigh’s mother studying at the community college?

5. Leigh writes in his diary on March 15 that this week several kids showed up with what?

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