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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 dirty.
(b) It was sideways.
(c) It was ripped on the side.
(d) It was upside down.

2. What does Leigh say his teacher has said there should be when a different person speaks in his December 12 letter?
(a) A period.
(b) A new paragraph.
(c) A dash and ellipses.
(d) A question mark.

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

4. What is Leigh’s middle name?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Paul.
(c) Marcus.
(d) James.

5. In his third letter to Mr. Henshaw, dated November 13, Leigh says he’s now in what grade?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Sixth grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Fourth grade.

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

7. 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 a new book.”
(c) “Get lost.”
(d) “Write me a letter.”

8. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter that the first page of his diary looks the way he feels – which is what?
(a) Flowery.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Sparse.
(d) Blank.

9. Leigh says in his November 15 letter that the back cover of one of Mr. Henshaw’s books, it states that he lives where?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Alaska.
(c) California.
(d) Nebraska.

10. Leigh says he hates living where in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?
(a) Near the ocean.
(b) By the railroad tracks.
(c) In a mobile home park.
(d) In a small town.

11. What word does Leigh use in his December 1 letter meaning a refrigerated trailer?
(a) “Coldcar.”
(b) “Boxcar.”
(c) “Ice truck.”
(d) “Reefer.”

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

13. How does Leigh describe most of the grownups by where he lives in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?
(a) “Real funny and wise.”
(b) “Real bad with names.”
(c) “Really cranky and bitter.”
(d) “Real old with cats.”

14. What is Leigh’s mother studying at the community college?
(a) Finance.
(b) English literature.
(c) Veterinary medicine.
(d) Nursing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the ninth question from Mr. Henshaw that Leigh answers in his letter from December 1?

3. In Mr. Henshaw’s response to Leigh that Leigh read aloud to his class, he answered that his real name was what?

4. Leigh remarks in his letter on December 21 that he received Mr. Henshaw’s postcard with a picture of what on it?

5. 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 Leigh’s song?

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