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

Multiple Choice 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”?
(a) “Dogs and cats.”
(b) “Little girls.”
(c) “Parrots and dogs.”
(d) “Old newspapers.”

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

3. Who saves the young bears in winter in the story Beggar Bears?
(a) A policeman and his daughter.
(b) An author living in the woods.
(c) A park ranger and his son.
(d) An old man with a cane.

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

5. What does Leigh describe white bread as tasting like in his March 15 diary entry?
(a) Broccoli.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Kleenex.

6. On March 15, Leigh writes in his diary that he never found out what?
(a) Who won the writing contest.
(b) Who Mr. Henshaw is married to.
(c) Who called on Saturday night.
(d) Who was stealing his lunch.

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

8. Where does Barry say he’d like to install an alarm after Leigh’s lunchbox success?
(a) On his diary.
(b) On his bedroom door.
(c) On his lunchbox.
(d) On his bike.

9. What does Leigh write that his dad said to buy with the money he sent in his February 9 diary entry?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A new dog.
(c) A new jacket.
(d) An ice cream cone.

10. In his diary entry from January 20, Leigh writes that yesterday someone stole what from his lunch bag?
(a) Mini canapés.
(b) A piece of wedding cake.
(c) Deviled eggs.
(d) Chicken livers wrapped in bacon.

11. 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) “Do not touch Anything! $1,000 Fine.”
(c) “Warning. $500 Fine for Molesting Butterflies in Any Way.”
(d) “$500 Reward. Butterflies Wanted.”

12. How does Leigh address his diary entries for most of the novel?
(a) “Dear Journal of Leigh Botts.”
(b) “Dear Mr. Pretend Henshaw.”
(c) “Dear Unnamed Notebook.”
(d) “Dear Diary.”

13. 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) “The Ten-Foot Tall Wax Man.”
(b) “Ralph the Mouse and the Mouse Caper.”
(c) “Ways to Catch a Lunch Bag Thief.”
(d) “Ways to Amuse a Dog.”

14. In his February 9 diary entry, Leigh says that he got a letter from his dad postmarked from where?
(a) Vail, Colorado.
(b) Austin, Texas.
(c) Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(d) New York, New York.

15. On January 19, Leigh writes and thanks Mr. Henshaw for the postcard with a picture of what on it?
(a) A barren desert and pyramids.
(b) The Eiffel Tower in Paris.
(c) Bears and a small cabin.
(d) A lake and mountains in the snow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leigh say his mom’s friends work on to sell for extra money when they visit in his diary entry from February 2?

3. 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”?

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

5. Leigh writes in his February 1 diary entry that there was bad news in the newspaper. What is the bad news?

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