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

2. Leigh remarks in his letter on December 21 that he received Mr. Henshaw’s postcard with a picture of what on it?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Bears.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Castles.

3. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his second letter on December 3 that if Mr. Henshaw responds to his letter Leigh gets to do what?
(a) Print the letter in the school yearbook.
(b) Take a field trip with the class.
(c) Read the letter out loud to the class.
(d) Put the letter on the bulletin board at school.

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

5. Leigh closes his September 20 letter to Mr. Henshaw with a limerick: “De Liver De Letter De Sooner De Better De Later De Letter De Madder” what?
(a) “I Liver.”
(b) “I Starter.”
(c) “I Seemer.”
(d) “I Getter.”

6. What is the name of the school custodian that Leigh likes?
(a) Mr. Henshaw.
(b) Mr. Neely.
(c) Mr. Fridley.
(d) Mr. Pitts.

7. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 that he wants to grow up to be what?
(a) “A famous book writer with a beard like you.”
(b) “A doctor or a neuroscientist.”
(c) “A scientist who travels in a van.”
(d) “A schoolteacher with a yellow school bus.”

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

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

10. 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) “Real old with cats.”
(d) “Really cranky and bitter.”

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

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 model car for his school assignment.
(d) Make a burglar alarm for his lunch bag.

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

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

15. In his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2, Leigh asks why some of the grownups in Mr. Henshaw’s book didn’t do what?
(a) Make Moose stew.
(b) Offer to let Joe use their slide.
(c) Take Joe’s dog to the vet.
(d) Give Joe their dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leigh sign his name in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw on May 12?

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

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

4. How does Leigh sign his name in his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?

5. What is the name of Leigh’s sixth grade teacher?

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