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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. 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?
(a) “Listen.”
(b) “Learn.”
(c) “Think.”
(d) “Write.”

2. What does Leigh say he noticed about the California flag when the custodian raised it that day in his December 12 letter?
(a) It was ripped on the side.
(b) It was upside down.
(c) It was dirty.
(d) It was sideways.

3. 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?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York or Paris.
(c) Seattle or Canada.
(d) London or L.A.

4. Leigh says in his December 1 letter to Mr. Henshaw that no one is supposed to be on his school grounds until what time?
(a) 10 minutes before the bell rings.
(b) 20 minutes before the bell rings.
(c) 5 minutes before the bell rings.
(d) 15 minutes before the bell rings.

5. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that he received what gift from his father for Christmas?
(a) A quilted down jacket.
(b) A notebook and pencils.
(c) A BB gun.
(d) A radio-controlled car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leigh say his dad wrote a note to him on in his February 9 diary entry?

2. What does Leigh say was stolen from his lunch bag at school in his first diary entry from December 22?

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

4. Leigh tells his dad about the dog at the end of the story, “Please take him. I don’t have any way to” what?

5. Where does Leigh say he and Barry walked after going to the butterfly grove in his March 31 diary entry?

(see the answer key)

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