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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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

2. Leigh closes his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 with an enclosure, saying that his class is studying what?
(a) Nonfiction essays.
(b) Business letters.
(c) Resumes.
(d) Atomic science.

3. What does Leigh say was stolen from his lunch bag at school in his first diary entry from December 22?
(a) A peanut butter sandwich.
(b) Stuffed mushrooms.
(c) Wedding cake.
(d) Deviled eggs.

4. How does Leigh say he felt about Mr. Henshaw’s list of questions in his November 15 letter?
(a) Mad.
(b) Envious.
(c) Scared.
(d) Happy.

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

6. What word from Leigh’s November 13 letter refers to a three-dimensional model?
(a) Reenactment.
(b) Diagram.
(c) Composition.
(d) Diorama.

7. In his diary entry on January 10, Leigh writes that he wishes his dad were there so that he could teach Leigh how to do what?
(a) Camp, hike and kayak.
(b) Make a burglar alarm for his lunch bag.
(c) Drive a semi truck.
(d) Make a model car for his school assignment.

8. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. Number ten is not really a question. What is this statement?
(a) “Please tell me how to get an ‘A.’”
(b) “Please include a biographical reference with your reply.”
(c) “Please send a photograph.”
(d) “Please give me some tips on how to write a book.”

9. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his sixth letter, dated November 7, that he is now in what grade?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) Fifth grade.
(d) Seventh grade.

10. What is the ninth question from Mr. Henshaw that Leigh answers in his letter from December 1?
(a) “Who are you?”
(b) “Where do you live?”
(c) “What bothers you?”
(d) “What do you wish?”

11. What is Leigh’s mother’s name?
(a) Samantha Botts.
(b) Sarah Botts.
(c) Angie Botts.
(d) Bonnie Botts.

12. 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 mom made up?
(a) “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.”
(b) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(c) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(d) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”

13. How are Leigh’s diary entries differentiated from his letters to Mr. Henshaw in the novel?
(a) He writes the day of the week as well as the date on his letters.
(b) He addresses his diary entries “Dear Diary” and his letters “Dear Mr. Henshaw.”
(c) He signs his diary entries from “Leigh” and his letters from “Leigh Botts.”
(d) He writes the day of the week as well as the date on the diary entries.

14. What does Leigh say is on the middle of the California flag in his December 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw?
(a) A star.
(b) A brown bear.
(c) A red-tailed hawk.
(d) A diamond.

15. What grade is Leigh in when he writes his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?
(a) Fourth grade.
(b) First grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Second grade.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?

4. What is Leigh’s mother studying at the community college?

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

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