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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 says in his December 4 letter that he wishes his dad still hauled sugar beets for the refinery where?
(a) Spreckels.
(b) Albuquerque.
(c) San Jose.
(d) Los Rios.

2. Who does Leigh say stands by the garbage cans in the lunchroom to make sure kids don’t throw their retainers away in his diary entry from January 8?
(a) Miss Neely.
(b) Mr. Fridley.
(c) Miss Martinez.
(d) Miss Bassett.

3. What does Leigh say was stolen from his lunch bag at school in his first diary entry from December 22?
(a) A peanut butter sandwich.
(b) Deviled eggs.
(c) Wedding cake.
(d) Stuffed mushrooms.

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

5. 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?
(a) His sister.
(b) Miss Neely.
(c) His mom.
(d) Bandit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh says in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher read Mr. Henshaw’s book about what on May 12?

2. What is Leigh’s first response to Mr. Henshaw’s question “What do you wish?” in his December 1 letter?

3. What does Leigh say he noticed about the California flag when the custodian raised it that day in his December 12 letter?

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

5. What is the ninth question from Mr. Henshaw that Leigh answers in his letter from December 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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. How are Leigh’s diary entries differentiated from his letters in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

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

8. What is related of Mr. Henshaw’s advice to Leigh in Leigh’s letter from December 21?

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

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

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