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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leigh describe overhearing the boy’s voice saying when he was on the phone with his dad in his diary entry from February 4?
(a) “Hey James, we need to leave for town before it gets dark.”
(b) “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza.”
(c) “Hey Mr. Botts – Can you spare fifty cents for the arcade game?”
(d) “Hey Bill, where did you leave the TV Guide?”

2. Leigh says he got books from the library about what in his March 1 diary entry?
(a) Math.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Batteries.
(d) The solar system.

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

4. What does Leigh say he and his mom went to eat after crying in his February 5 diary entry?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Ice cream cones.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Hamburgers.

5. What does Barry never use when he constructs his models?
(a) Pliers.
(b) Glue.
(c) Scissors.
(d) Instructions.

6. Leigh writes in his February 6 diary entry that he tried to start a story for Young Writers but only got as far as the title, which was what?
(a) “Ways to Amuse a Dog.”
(b) “The Ten-Foot Tall Wax Man.”
(c) “Ralph the Mouse and the Mouse Caper.”
(d) “Ways to Catch a Lunch Bag Thief.”

7. How does the mother bear die in Beggar Bears?
(a) She drowns in the river.
(b) She eats a plastic bag.
(c) She eats insecticide.
(d) She is shot by a poacher.

8. What does “CB” stand for in “CB radio”?
(a) Contract Basis.
(b) Citizens’ Band.
(c) Control Basis.
(d) Compact Band.

9. What does the sign on Leigh’s door say?
(a) “No Phone Calls Please.”
(b) “Keep Out Mom That Means You.”
(c) “Keep Out By Order of the Police.”
(d) “I’m Busy. Please Check Back.”

10. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom and dad got married where?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Reno.

11. What is the name of Leigh’s school librarian?
(a) Miss Martinez.
(b) Mr. Fridley.
(c) Miss Badger.
(d) Miss Neely.

12. What color is the beat-up lunchbox that Leigh buys to take to school?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

13. Where does Leigh say he and his mother ate their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?
(a) By the ocean.
(b) By the butterfly tree.
(c) At the mobile home park.
(d) At the truck stop.

14. 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 light switch, a battery, and a doorbell.
(d) A radio, a spool of wire, and a notebook.

15. Leigh concludes his February 5 diary entry by saying “I don’t like to think that Bandit is” what?
(a) “A traitor.”
(b) “A bum.”
(c) “Lost.”
(d) “Wandering alone.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leigh write that his dad said to buy with the money he sent in his February 9 diary entry?

2. Of the man at the hardware store, Leigh says in his March 3 diary entry, “He called me son, and my Dad calls me” what?

3. Leigh asks the man who works at the gas station by his house what is in the box that says “Alarm System” on the station. What is the gas station attendant’s reply?

4. What does Leigh say his dad wrote a note to him on in his February 9 diary entry?

5. By what name does Leigh say his dad goes by on the CB radio in his diary entry from February 2?

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