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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 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 radio, a spool of wire, and a notebook.
(c) A telephone wire, a box of paperclips, and a flashlight.
(d) A light switch, a battery, and a doorbell.

2. 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 Mr. Botts – Can you spare fifty cents for the arcade game?”
(b) “Hey James, we need to leave for town before it gets dark.”
(c) “Hey Bill, where did you leave the TV Guide?”
(d) “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza.”

3. Leigh closes his September 20 letter to Mr. Henshaw with a limerick: “De Liver De Letter De Sooner De Better De Later De Letter De Madder” what?
(a) “I Starter.”
(b) “I Seemer.”
(c) “I Liver.”
(d) “I Getter.”

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

5. How much money does Leigh say was included in his letter from his dad in his February 9 diary entry?
(a) $5.
(b) $20.
(c) $30.
(d) $10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Henshaw’s book in Moose on Toast set?

2. Where does Leigh say he’s gotten a postcard from Mr. Henshaw in his December 12 letter?

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

4. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom told him growing up she’d look at the lights of Bakersfield and it seemed like where?

5. How does the mother bear die in Beggar Bears?

(see the answer key)

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