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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Blank.
(c) Sparse.
(d) Complicated.

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

4. 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.

5. 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 diamond.
(c) A red-tailed hawk.
(d) A brown bear.

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

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

8. Where is Mr. Henshaw’s book in Moose on Toast set?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Nebraska.

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

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

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

12. 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) Atomic science.
(c) Business letters.
(d) Resumes.

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

14. How does Leigh say his father ends their calls in his December 1 letter?
(a) “I love you, son.”
(b) “Keep your eye on the ball, kid.”
(c) “Who’s my favorite kid? You are!”
(d) “Well, keep your nose clean kid.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leigh say he noticed about the California flag when the custodian raised it that day in his December 12 letter?

2. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his sixth letter, dated November 7, that he is now in what grade?

3. Leigh says in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher read Mr. Henshaw’s book about what on May 12?

4. What grade is Leigh in when he writes his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?

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

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