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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. Where does Leigh say he and his mother ate their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?
(a) By the butterfly tree.
(b) At the mobile home park.
(c) By the ocean.
(d) At the truck stop.

2. How does Leigh say his father ends their calls in his December 1 letter?
(a) “Who’s my favorite kid? You are!”
(b) “Well, keep your nose clean kid.”
(c) “Keep your eye on the ball, kid.”
(d) “I love you, son.”

3. What does Leigh say about Barry’s sandwiches in his March 5 diary entry?
(a) They are never cut in half.
(b) They are always cut in half.
(c) They are always ham.
(d) They are always peanut butter.

4. Leigh says in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher read Mr. Henshaw’s book about what on May 12?
(a) The bears.
(b) The moose.
(c) The cat.
(d) The dog.

5. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that sometimes truckers lose the hearing in their left ear from what?
(a) Yelling at the CB radio.
(b) Sitting too long without getting up.
(c) Playing music too loud in their trucks.
(d) Wind rushing past the driver’s window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that he received what gift from his father for Christmas?

2. 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?

3. Leigh writes in his February 7 diary entry that he went to a grove where what kind of butterflies gather?

4. Leigh closes his November 16 letter with a postscript that says, “If my Dad was here, he would tell you to” do what?

5. What color is Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

(see the answer key)

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