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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. Leigh says in his December 4 letter that he wishes his dad still hauled sugar beets for the refinery where?
(a) Spreckels.
(b) Los Rios.
(c) San Jose.
(d) Albuquerque.

2. 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) Put the letter on the bulletin board at school.
(d) Take a field trip with the class.

3. Leigh writes in his March 3 diary entry that he bought what at the hardware store today?
(a) A potato bag, a lunchbox, and a lamp.
(b) A light switch, a battery, and a doorbell.
(c) A radio, a spool of wire, and a notebook.
(d) A telephone wire, a box of paperclips, and a flashlight.

4. What is the name of Leigh’s sixth grade teacher?
(a) Miss Badger.
(b) Mr. Fridley.
(c) Miss Neely.
(d) Miss Martinez.

5. What does Leigh say he is filled with due to his father’s failure to call him in his January 31 diary entry?
(a) Wrath.
(b) Venom.
(c) Ire.
(d) Irritation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does “CB” stand for in “CB radio”?

2. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?

3. What is Leigh’s father’s name?

4. What is the name of the man who works at the gas station by Leigh’s house?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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