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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. Leigh closes his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 with an enclosure, saying that his class is studying what?
(a) Atomic science.
(b) Nonfiction essays.
(c) Resumes.
(d) Business letters.

2. What is the name of Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Spot.
(b) Joe.
(c) Roger.
(d) Bandit.

3. Leigh says in his November 15 letter that he hadn’t realized Mr. Henshaw had moved where, although he could have guessed from Moose on Toast?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Wyoming.

4. How many pounds of moose meat does the boy’s family have in their freezer in Moose on Toast?
(a) 300 pounnds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 2,000 pounds.

5. How does Leigh describe most of the grownups by where he lives in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?
(a) “Real old with cats.”
(b) “Really cranky and bitter.”
(c) “Real funny and wise.”
(d) “Real bad with names.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on November 15 to say he was angry he didn’t receive Mr. Henshaw’s reply before his report was due, but he used information from where to complete it?

2. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. What is his first question for the author?

3. What color is the composition book that Leigh buys to use as a diary?

4. Leigh says to Mr. Henshaw in his November 7 letter that if his dad shot a moose, he’d feed the tough parts to whom?

5. What does Leigh say was stolen from his lunch bag at school in his first diary entry from December 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrative style of Dear Mr. Henshaw. From whose perspective is the story related?

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

3. What does Leigh say about Mr. Henshaw’s questions in his letter from November 16?

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

5. 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?

6. What does Leigh write about in his diary over the Christmas holidays (December 24-25)?

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

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

9. What ploy does Leigh develop to thwart the lunch bag robber after the Christmas holidays? Is he successful?

10. What does Leigh ask Mr. Henshaw in his December 2 letter? What does Leigh relate about himself in this letter?

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