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

2. By what name does Leigh say his dad goes by on the CB radio in his diary entry from February 2?
(a) “Bill Bonito of Barsdale.”
(b) “Billy Badger from Bentley.”
(c) “Wild Bill from Bakersfield.”
(d) "Billy the Kid."

3. Leigh writes in his February 7 diary entry that he went to a grove where what kind of butterflies gather?
(a) Monarch butterflies.
(b) Buckeye butterflies.
(c) Batesian butterflies.
(d) Julia butterflies.

4. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that he looked in his book of highway maps and figured out that his dad should be where now?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Bakersfield.

5. 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) Mr. Henshaw.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Flowers.

6. 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?
(a) Quilts.
(b) Baby booties.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Bread.

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

8. Leigh says in his February 8 diary entry that he’s started on a new story for the Young Writers’ Yearbook. What is the title of Leigh’s new story?
(a) “The Cat from Muskogee.”
(b) “The Lone Shoe on the Highway.”
(c) “The Great Lunch Bag Mystery.”
(d) “The Ten-Foot Wax Man.”

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

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

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

12. Who suggests taping a cardboard shelf in Leigh’s lunchbox so his sandwich won’t muffle the alarm?
(a) Miss Neely.
(b) Mr. Henshaw.
(c) Leigh’s dad.
(d) Leigh’s mom.

13. 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?
(a) “Dirt.”
(b) “Son.”
(c) “Kid.”
(d) “Leigh.”

14. 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) “Tell the teacher and see what she’ll do.”
(c) “Find him and punch him in the nose.”
(d) “Set a burglar alarm in your lunchbox.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leigh address his diary entries for most of the novel?

2. It becomes apparent in Leigh’s March 15 diary entry that he has gained a sense of what?

3. The butterflies that Leigh describes in his February 7 diary entry remind him of what story his mom read to him when he was younger?

4. What new vocabulary word does Leigh use to mean “to print” in his letter to Mr. Henshaw on January 19?

5. Leigh says he got books from the library about what in his March 1 diary entry?

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