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

2. What new word in Leigh’s vocabulary does he use in his December 12 letter to refer to any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a flag?
(a) Con-pole.
(b) Lining-rod.
(c) Halyard.
(d) Shipyard.

3. Leigh says to Mr. Henshaw in his November 7 letter that if his dad shot a moose, he’d feed the tough parts to whom?
(a) Bandit.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mom.
(d) Miss Neely.

4. It becomes apparent in Leigh’s March 15 diary entry that he has gained a sense of what?
(a) Urgency.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Virtuosity.
(d) Telepathy.

5. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 that he wants to grow up to be what?
(a) “A schoolteacher with a yellow school bus.”
(b) “A scientist who travels in a van.”
(c) “A famous book writer with a beard like you.”
(d) “A doctor or a neuroscientist.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Leigh say he wrote on his lunch bag at school in his diary entry from January 3?

2. What is Leigh’s mother’s name?

3. Who does Leigh say is his favorite character in Mr. Henshaw’s book that he’s read in his third letter, dated November 13?

4. Leigh says in his November 13 letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher is making his class write to authors for what?

5. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. What is his first question for the author?

(see the answer key)

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