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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 address his diary entries for most of the novel?
(a) “Dear Mr. Pretend Henshaw.”
(b) “Dear Unnamed Notebook.”
(c) “Dear Diary.”
(d) “Dear Journal of Leigh Botts.”

2. Leigh says in his diary entry from January 20 that he wishes he had a grandfather like whom?
(a) Mr. Jameson.
(b) Mr. Henshaw.
(c) Mr. Fridley.
(d) Chuck.

3. What advice does Leigh say his dad gave him about the person stealing his lunch in his diary entry from February 4?
(a) “Let your mom know.”
(b) “Find him and punch him in the nose.”
(c) “Set a burglar alarm in your lunchbox.”
(d) “Tell the teacher and see what she’ll do.”

4. What does Barry never use when he constructs his models?
(a) Instructions.
(b) Glue.
(c) Pliers.
(d) Scissors.

5. Leigh concludes his February 5 diary entry by saying “I don’t like to think that Bandit is” what?
(a) “Lost.”
(b) “Wandering alone.”
(c) “A traitor.”
(d) “A bum.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh writes in his February 7 diary entry that he went to a grove where what kind of butterflies gather?

2. What does Leigh say he and his mom went to eat after crying in his February 5 diary entry?

3. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom and dad got married where?

4. What class does Leigh say he left to go to the bathroom because he was so mad about his lunch in his February 6 diary entry?

5. What surprised Leigh about the book Beggar Bears, according to his letter on January 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what passionate line does Leigh begin his diary entry on February 4? What drives this passion?

2. What is related in Leigh’s “review” of Beggar Bears in his January 15 letter?

3. What exchange does Leigh describe between himself and Mr. Fridley in his February 6 diary entry?

4. What worries consume Leigh about his dad in his January 30 diary entry?

5. How does Leigh describe his and his mother’s exchange after the phone call in his February 5 diary entry?

6. What frustrations does Leigh vent in his diary on January 20?

7. What does Leigh relate about Mr. Henshaw’s new book in his January 12 letter?

8. What letter does Leigh describe receiving from his father in his diary entry on February 9? How does Leigh feel about the letter?

9. What does Leigh describe as “the worst part” of his exchange with his dad in his February 4 diary entry?

10. What outcome does Leigh describe of his alarm invention in his diary entries from March 5 and 6?

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