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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Take a field trip with the class.
(b) Put the letter on the bulletin board at school.
(c) Print the letter in the school yearbook.
(d) Read the letter out loud to the class.

2. 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 “the teacher doesn’t like me and wouldn’t believe me.”
(d) Because “it isn’t a good idea for a new boy in school to be a snitch.”

3. In his second diary entry, dated December 23, Leigh writes that he asked his mom if his dad might come to visit for Christmas. What was her response?
(a) “I’m not so sure, dear.”
(b) “You never know.”
(c) “We’re divorced. Remember?”
(d) “He told me he’d be here.”

4. In his December 12 letter, Leigh writes, “Mr. Fridley said maybe I should come to school a few minutes early every morning to help him with the flags, but please stop” doing what because it makes him nervous?
(a) “Running across the road.”
(b) “Walking in circles.”
(c) “Walking backwards.”
(d) “Standing on your head.”

5. How many pounds of moose meat does the boy’s family have in their freezer in Moose on Toast?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 300 pounnds.
(d) 2,000 pounds.

6. 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?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Alaska.

7. 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) “Listen.”
(c) “Learn.”
(d) “Write.”

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

9. What is the name of Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Joe.
(b) Roger.
(c) Spot.
(d) Bandit.

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

11. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?
(a) Eugene.
(b) Portland.
(c) Hermiston.
(d) Salem.

12. Leigh says in his December 4 letter that he wishes his dad still hauled sugar beets for the refinery where?
(a) San Jose.
(b) Los Rios.
(c) Albuquerque.
(d) Spreckels.

13. 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?
(a) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(b) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(c) “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.”
(d) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”

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

15. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. What is his first question for the author?
(a) “Have you ever been turned down?”
(b) “What is your real name?”
(c) “How many books have you written?”
(d) “Have you won any awards?”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leigh’s middle name?

2. 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?

3. What is Leigh’s mother’s name?

4. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that who brought him his Christmas package from his father?

5. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. Number ten is not really a question. What is this statement?

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