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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 January 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw that he is on what page of Beggar Bears?
(a) 6.
(b) 14.
(c) 35.
(d) 2.

2. In his February 28 letter to Mr. Henshaw, Leigh writes, “I think you are right. Maybe I am not ready to” what?
(a) “Forgive my dad.”
(b) “Ask for forgiveness.”
(c) “Be a poet.”
(d) “Write a story.”

3. Who does Leigh say always looks worried when kids throw out their lunches except for the cookies in his March 15 diary entry?
(a) Miss Neely.
(b) Mr. Fridley.
(c) Miss Martinez.
(d) Mr. Henshaw.

4. Leigh says he’s thinking of writing a poem about what for the Young Writers’ Yearbook in his March 1 diary entry?
(a) Truck driving.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Mr. Henshaw.
(d) Flowers.

5. Leigh writes in his March 3 diary entry that he bought what at the hardware store today?
(a) A telephone wire, a box of paperclips, and a flashlight.
(b) A potato bag, a lunchbox, and a lamp.
(c) A radio, a spool of wire, and a notebook.
(d) A light switch, a battery, and a doorbell.

6. What does Leigh describe on the sign where the butterflies gather in his February 7 diary entry?
(a) “Stay off the Grass! $500 fine for stepping on the grass.”
(b) “Warning. $500 Fine for Molesting Butterflies in Any Way.”
(c) “$500 Reward. Butterflies Wanted.”
(d) “Do not touch Anything! $1,000 Fine.”

7. Leigh writes in his February 1 diary entry that there was bad news in the newspaper. What is the bad news?
(a) The U.S. is going to war in the Middle East.
(b) The sugar refinery is shutting down.
(c) The stock market crashed.
(d) The telephone company has gone bankrupt.

8. What is the name of the man who works at the gas station by Leigh’s house?
(a) Chuck.
(b) Austin.
(c) Peter.
(d) James.

9. What was Leigh’s dad delivering when he lost Leigh’s dog?
(a) TV sets.
(b) Squash.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Potatoes.

10. Leigh writes in his diary on March 15 that this week several kids showed up with what?
(a) Essays about the school.
(b) Lunchboxes with alarms.
(c) Quilted down jackets.
(d) Letters to authors.

11. What does Leigh say he’s decided to save the money his dad sent him for in his February 9 diary entry?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) Writing classes.
(c) A new dog.
(d) Music lessons.

12. Why do Barry and Leigh end up not making an alarm when Leigh first comes over to Barry’s house?
(a) Barry’s mom forbids them to.
(b) Barry has the wrong kind of battery.
(c) Barry doesn’t have a bell.
(d) Barry decides he doesn’t want to.

13. What book does Leigh say he bought at a garage sale in his February 28 letter to Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Ways to Amuse a Dog.
(b) The Cat in the Hat.
(c) Beggar Bears.
(d) Moose on Toast.

14. In his letter to Mr. Henshaw on January 12, Leigh writes that his mother won’t do what because she wants Leigh’s “brain to stay in good shape”?
(a) Let him eat candy after dinnertime.
(b) Let him stay home from school.
(c) Have the TV repaired.
(d) Let him visit with his friends after school.

15. What advice does Leigh say his dad gave him about the person stealing his lunch in his diary entry from February 4?
(a) “Let your mom know.”
(b) “Find him and punch him in the nose.”
(c) “Tell the teacher and see what she’ll do.”
(d) “Set a burglar alarm in your lunchbox.”

Short Answer Questions

1. In his March 6 diary entry, Leigh describes Barry’s house as “a big old house-that is sort of cheerful and messy, with” what “all over the place”?

2. What color is the beat-up lunchbox that Leigh buys to take to school?

3. Leigh concludes his February 5 diary entry by saying “I don’t like to think that Bandit is” what?

4. What surprised Leigh about the book Beggar Bears, according to his letter on January 15?

5. Leigh writes in his February 7 diary entry that he went to a grove where what kind of butterflies gather?

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