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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 December 12 letter, Leigh writes, “Mr. Fridley said maybe I should come to school a few minutes early every morning to help him with the flags, but please stop” doing what because it makes him nervous?
(a) “Running across the road.”
(b) “Standing on your head.”
(c) “Walking in circles.”
(d) “Walking backwards.”

2. Where did Leigh and his mother move after his parents’ divorce?
(a) Pacific Grove.
(b) Eureka.
(c) San Jose.
(d) El Paso.

3. 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 dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(b) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(c) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”
(d) “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.”

4. In his second diary entry, dated December 23, Leigh writes that he asked his mom if his dad might come to visit for Christmas. What was her response?
(a) “I’m not so sure, dear.”
(b) “He told me he’d be here.”
(c) “We’re divorced. Remember?”
(d) “You never know.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leigh say his teacher has said there should be when a different person speaks in his December 12 letter?

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?

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

4. Where does Leigh say he’s gotten a postcard from Mr. Henshaw in his December 12 letter?

5. What is described by Leigh in his December 3 letter as “the first thick book with chapters that I have read”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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