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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that his mother told him that she rode with Leigh’s father until when?
(a) He was born.
(b) His sister was born.
(c) They got divorced.
(d) They got married.

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

3. Leigh writes in his February 1 diary entry that there was bad news in the newspaper. What is the bad news?
(a) The telephone company has gone bankrupt.
(b) The stock market crashed.
(c) The U.S. is going to war in the Middle East.
(d) The sugar refinery is shutting down.

4. How much money does Leigh say was included in his letter from his dad in his February 9 diary entry?
(a) $30.
(b) $5.
(c) $20.
(d) $10.

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

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

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

8. Where is the story Beggar Bears set?
(a) Hot Springs National Park.
(b) Glacier National Park.
(c) Yosemite National Park.
(d) Yellowstone National Park.

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

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

11. What class does Leigh say he left to go to the bathroom because he was so mad about his lunch in his February 6 diary entry?
(a) Science class.
(b) P.E.
(c) Math class.
(d) Spelling class.

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

13. Who does Leigh say he and his mom used to scoop up the mashed potatoes and gravy with their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?
(a) An ice cream cone.
(b) Sporks.
(c) Chicken bones.
(d) Their fingers.

14. 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) “Parrots and dogs.”
(b) “Little girls.”
(c) “Dogs and cats.”
(d) “Old newspapers.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Leigh’s dad traveling when he lost Leigh’s dog?

2. In his January 31 diary entry, Leigh writes “I am mad at Mom for” what?

3. 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?

4. On March 15, Leigh writes in his diary that he never found out what?

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

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