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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 does Leigh say his father ends their calls in his December 1 letter?
(a) “I love you, son.”
(b) “Who’s my favorite kid? You are!”
(c) “Well, keep your nose clean kid.”
(d) “Keep your eye on the ball, kid.”

2. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 that he wants to grow up to be what?
(a) “A famous book writer with a beard like you.”
(b) “A scientist who travels in a van.”
(c) “A schoolteacher with a yellow school bus.”
(d) “A doctor or a neuroscientist.”

3. 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?
(a) A review from the New York Times.
(b) The back cover of Moose on Toast.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The back cover of Ways to Amuse a Dog.

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

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 funny and wise.”
(b) “Really cranky and bitter.”
(c) “Real old with cats.”
(d) “Real bad with names.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Leigh’s sixth grade teacher?

2. How are Leigh’s diary entries differentiated from his letters to Mr. Henshaw in the novel?

3. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. Number ten is not really a question. What is this statement?

4. What is Leigh’s mother studying at the community college?

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Leigh apologize in his December 4 letter to Mr. Henshaw? What excuse does Leigh give in his apology?

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

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

9. Which of Mr. Henshaw’s questions does Leigh respond to on November 20? What are his responses?

10. What does Leigh write about his lunch situation in his diary on January 9 and 10?

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