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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his third diary entry on December 24, Leigh writes that his dad had once remarked that when he was driving he often saw a lone shoe on the highway, so Leigh and his parents spent that Christmas Eve thinking up songs about shoes. What was the song Leigh’s dad made up?
(a) “A lonesome hiker was unluckee / To lose his boot near Truckee / He hitched a ride with one foot dam / Down the road to Angels Camp.”
(b) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(c) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”
(d) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”

2. In his third diary entry on December 24, Leigh writes that his dad had once remarked that when he was driving he often saw a lone shoe on the highway, so Leigh and his parents spent that Christmas Eve thinking up songs about shoes. What was Leigh’s song?
(a) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(b) “A lonesome hiker was unluckee / To lose his boot near Truckee / He hitched a ride with one foot dam / Down the road to Angels Camp.”
(c) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(d) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”

3. When does Leigh say he needs Mr. Henshaw’s answer to his ten questions by in order to complete his author report in his September 20 letter?
(a) By next Friday.
(b) By next Thursday.
(c) By Monday morning.
(d) By next Tuesday.

4. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his sixth letter, dated November 7, that he is now in what grade?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Seventh grade.
(c) Fifth grade.
(d) Second grade.

5. What word from Leigh’s November 13 letter refers to a three-dimensional model?
(a) Reenactment.
(b) Diorama.
(c) Composition.
(d) Diagram.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his diary entry on January 10, Leigh writes that he wishes his dad were there so that he could teach Leigh how to do what?

2. What name does Leigh say he wrote on his lunch bag at school in his diary entry from January 3?

3. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that who brought him his Christmas package from his father?

4. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?

5. Leigh says in his November 15 letter that the back cover of one of Mr. Henshaw’s books, it states that he lives where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leigh write about in his second letter to Mr. Henshaw, dated December 3? What grade is Leigh in now?

2. How old is Leigh when he writes his third letter to Mr. Henshaw on November 13? What does Leigh say about Mr. Henshaw’s book?

3. What new writing exercise does Leigh try out in his diary on January 10? Why?

4. What question does Leigh respond to in his November 24 letter? How does he respond?

5. What does Leigh write about in his December 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw? Where did Leigh receive a postcard from?

6. Why does Leigh write to Mr. Henshaw on September 20? How old is Leigh in this letter?

7. On December 1, Leigh answers the final questions sent by Mr. Henshaw. How does he respond to “What do you wish?”

8. What does Leigh remark about Mr. Henshaw’s response in his November 15 letter?

9. What advice has Leigh taken from Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter? What further advice does he ask for?

10. What books are discussed in Leigh’s letters to Mr. Henshaw on October 2 and November 2 in the beginning of the book?

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