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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leigh say about Barry’s sandwiches in his March 5 diary entry?
(a) They are always peanut butter.
(b) They are always ham.
(c) They are always cut in half.
(d) They are never cut in half.

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

3. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that when he lived in the mobile home park the only places they ever went were what?
(a) The bookstore and the grocery store.
(b) “School and to the truck stop.”
(c) The grocery store and the butcher.
(d) The Laundromat and the library.

4. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that sometimes truckers lose the hearing in their left ear from what?
(a) Wind rushing past the driver’s window.
(b) Yelling at the CB radio.
(c) Playing music too loud in their trucks.
(d) Sitting too long without getting up.

5. 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. Henshaw.
(b) Miss Neely.
(c) Miss Martinez.
(d) Mr. Fridley.

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

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

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

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

10. In his January 31 diary entry, Leigh writes “I am mad at Mom for” what?
(a) “Making me go to school.”
(b) “Divorcing Dad.”
(c) “Forgetting to call me.”
(d) “Making me write this.”

11. 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?
(a) Aesop’s Fables.
(b) Snow White.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) The Cat and the Hat.

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

13. 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 decides he doesn’t want to.
(c) Barry’s mom forbids them to.
(d) Barry doesn’t have a bell.

14. 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 bike.
(d) On his lunchbox.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his January 15 letter to Mr. Henshaw, Leigh writes that he finished Beggar Bears in how much time?

2. What does the sign on Leigh’s door say?

3. Leigh writes in his March 3 diary entry that he bought what at the hardware store today?

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

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

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