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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 visit with his friends after school.
(b) Let him stay home from school.
(c) Have the TV repaired.
(d) Let him eat candy after dinnertime.

2. 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.”

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

4. Leigh says in his diary entry from January 20 that he wishes he had a grandfather like whom?
(a) Mr. Jameson.
(b) Mr. Fridley.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Mr. Henshaw.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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) A new dog.
(c) Music lessons.
(d) Writing classes.

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

12. 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 Ten-Foot Wax Man.”
(c) “The Great Lunch Bag Mystery.”
(d) “The Lone Shoe on the Highway.”

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

14. 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) Julia butterflies.
(d) Batesian butterflies.

15. Where does Leigh say he received a postcard from his father from in his January 19 letter to Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does the mother bear die in Beggar Bears?

3. How much money does Leigh say was included in his letter from his dad in his February 9 diary entry?

4. 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?

5. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom and dad got married where?

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