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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 is Leigh’s first response to Mr. Henshaw’s question “What do you wish?” in his December 1 letter?
(a) “I wish somebody would stop stealing the good stuff out of my lunch bag.”
(b) “I wish I had my dog Bandit by my side.”
(c) “I wish my mom and dad would get remarried.”
(d) “I wish my dad would drive home and pick me up for school in the mornings.”

2. Leigh says he got books from the library about what in his March 1 diary entry?
(a) Batteries.
(b) Math.
(c) Poetry.
(d) The solar system.

3. Leigh closes his November 16 letter with a postscript that says, “If my Dad was here, he would tell you to” do what?
(a) “Get lost.”
(b) “Write a new book.”
(c) “Go climb a tree.”
(d) “Write me a letter.”

4. Leigh remarks in his letter on December 21 that he received Mr. Henshaw’s postcard with a picture of what on it?
(a) Castles.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Bears.

5. How does Leigh sign his name in his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?
(a) “Your friend Leigh.”
(b) “Leigh Botts (boy).”
(c) “Leigh (Lee) Botts.”
(d) “Leigh Marcus Botts.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter that the first page of his diary looks the way he feels – which is what?

3. What does Leigh say he noticed about the California flag when the custodian raised it that day in his December 12 letter?

4. What is the name of Leigh’s school librarian?

5. What new vocabulary word does Leigh use to mean “to print” in his letter to Mr. Henshaw on January 19?

(see the answer key)

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