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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 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) “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.”
(d) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”

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) Miss Martinez.
(c) Miss Bassett.
(d) Mr. Fridley.

3. In his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2, Leigh asks why some of the grownups in Mr. Henshaw’s book didn’t do what?
(a) Make Moose stew.
(b) Offer to let Joe use their slide.
(c) Take Joe’s dog to the vet.
(d) Give Joe their dogs.

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

5. How does Leigh sign his name in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw on May 12?
(a) “Leigh Marcus Botts.”
(b) “Leigh Botts (boy).”
(c) “Leigh (Lee) Botts.”
(d) “Your friend Leigh.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leigh say is on the middle of the California flag in his December 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw?

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

3. In Mr. Henshaw’s response to Leigh that Leigh read aloud to his class, he answered that his real name was what?

4. What is Leigh’s father’s name?

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 write about his lunch situation in his diary on January 9 and 10?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Leigh say about the questions Mr. Henshaw sent him in his November 15 letter?

7. What is the third question Leigh responds to on November 22? What is his response?

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

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

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

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