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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. How are Leigh’s diary entries differentiated from his letters to Mr. Henshaw in the novel?
(a) He writes the day of the week as well as the date on his letters.
(b) He addresses his diary entries “Dear Diary” and his letters “Dear Mr. Henshaw.”
(c) He writes the day of the week as well as the date on the diary entries.
(d) He signs his diary entries from “Leigh” and his letters from “Leigh Botts.”

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

3. What word does Leigh use in his December 1 letter meaning a refrigerated trailer?
(a) “Ice truck.”
(b) “Coldcar.”
(c) “Reefer.”
(d) “Boxcar.”

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

5. In Mr. Henshaw’s response to Leigh that Leigh read aloud to his class, he answered that his real name was what?
(a) “Messing A. Round.”
(b) “James C. Smarts.”
(c) “William Shakespeare.”
(d) “Will I. Am.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade is Leigh in when he writes his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?

2. How does Leigh describe most of the grownups by where he lives in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?

3. 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?

4. What is the name of Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

5. Why does Leigh say he can’t complain to the teacher about someone stealing from his lunch bag 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 ploy does Leigh develop to thwart the lunch bag robber after the Christmas holidays? Is he successful?

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Leigh say his father phoned him from in his January 8 diary entry?

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

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

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

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