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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described by Leigh in his December 3 letter as “the first thick book with chapters that I have read”?
(a) Ways to Amuse a Dog.
(b) Run, Spot, Run!
(c) A Dog Named Sam.
(d) Ten Dogs and Ten Owners.

2. What color is Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

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

4. Why does Leigh say he can’t complain to the teacher about someone stealing from his lunch bag in his first diary entry from December 22?
(a) Because “I’d be sent home.”
(b) Because “my mom would ground me if she found out.”
(c) Because “it isn’t a good idea for a new boy in school to be a snitch.”
(d) Because “the teacher doesn’t like me and wouldn’t believe me.”

5. Leigh says to Mr. Henshaw in his November 7 letter that if his dad shot a moose, he’d feed the tough parts to whom?
(a) His sister.
(b) Miss Neely.
(c) Bandit.
(d) His mom.

6. Where did Leigh and his mother move after his parents’ divorce?
(a) Eureka.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Pacific Grove.
(d) San Jose.

7. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that who brought him his Christmas package from his father?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A bus driver.
(d) A trucker.

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

9. Who does Leigh say invited Leigh and his mother to Christmas dinner in his December 25 diary entry?
(a) Miss Neely.
(b) Mr. Henshaw.
(c) Leigh’s dad.
(d) Katy.

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

11. Leigh says in his December 4 letter to Mr. Henshaw that maybe when he writes a book he’ll call it what?
(a) The Ten-Foot Tall Wax Man.
(b) The Great Potato Caper.
(c) The Last of the Unicorns.
(d) The Great Lunch Bag Mystery.

12. 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) Drive a semi truck.
(b) Camp, hike and kayak.
(c) Make a burglar alarm for his lunch bag.
(d) Make a model car for his school assignment.

13. What name does Leigh say he wrote on his lunch bag at school in his diary entry from January 3?
(a) Joe Kelly.
(b) Bill Botts.
(c) James Reilly.
(d) Andrew Tucker.

14. In the story about a dog that Leigh describes in his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3, he says that Joe’s dad told him he had to think of how many ways to entertain a dog?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

15. 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) Sparse.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Flowery.
(d) Blank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh says in his November 15 letter that he hadn’t realized Mr. Henshaw had moved where, although he could have guessed from Moose on Toast?

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. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 that he wants to grow up to be what?

4. What is the name of Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

5. What new word in Leigh’s vocabulary does he use in his December 12 letter to refer to any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a flag?

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