Dear Mr. Henshaw Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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Dear Mr. Henshaw Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 17 – March 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his third diary entry on December 24, Leigh writes that his dad had once remarked that when he was driving he often saw a lone shoe on the highway, so Leigh and his parents spent that Christmas Eve thinking up songs about shoes. What was the song Leigh’s dad made up?
(a) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(b) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(c) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”
(d) “A lonesome hiker was unluckee / To lose his boot near Truckee / He hitched a ride with one foot dam / Down the road to Angels Camp.”

2. What does Leigh describe on the sign where the butterflies gather in his February 7 diary entry?
(a) “Stay off the Grass! $500 fine for stepping on the grass.”
(b) “Do not touch Anything! $1,000 Fine.”
(c) “$500 Reward. Butterflies Wanted.”
(d) “Warning. $500 Fine for Molesting Butterflies in Any Way.”

3. Leigh writes in his February 7 diary entry that he went to a grove where what kind of butterflies gather?
(a) Julia butterflies.
(b) Monarch butterflies.
(c) Buckeye butterflies.
(d) Batesian butterflies.

4. What does Leigh’s dad tell him after looking at the Yearbook that makes Leigh embarrassed?
(a) “I’ve missed you more than I can say.”
(b) “You’re smarter than your old man.”
(c) “You’re my favorite kid, you know.”
(d) “I’m proud of how big you’ve gotten.”

5. By what name does Leigh say his dad goes by on the CB radio in his diary entry from February 2?
(a) “Bill Bonito of Barsdale.”
(b) "Billy the Kid."
(c) “Billy Badger from Bentley.”
(d) “Wild Bill from Bakersfield.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Leigh say he bought at a garage sale in his February 28 letter to Mr. Henshaw?

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

3. Leigh says in his December 4 letter to Mr. Henshaw, “When you answered my questions, you said the way to get to be an author was to” what?

4. Why do Barry and Leigh end up not making an alarm when Leigh first comes over to Barry’s house?

5. What color is the composition book that Leigh buys to use as a diary?

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