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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. Leigh writes in his March 3 diary entry that he bought what at the hardware store today?
(a) A light switch, a battery, and a doorbell.
(b) A radio, a spool of wire, and a notebook.
(c) A telephone wire, a box of paperclips, and a flashlight.
(d) A potato bag, a lunchbox, and a lamp.

2. In his February 9 diary entry, Leigh says that he got a letter from his dad postmarked from where?
(a) Vail, Colorado.
(b) Austin, Texas.
(c) Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(d) New York, New York.

3. In his March 1 diary entry, Leigh writes that he had to buy a new notebook for his diary for what reason?
(a) He dropped the old one in the toilet.
(b) He burned the first one.
(c) He spilled juice on the first one.
(d) He filled up the first one.

4. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that he looked in his book of highway maps and figured out that his dad should be where now?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Ohio.

5. On January 19, Leigh writes and thanks Mr. Henshaw for the postcard with a picture of what on it?
(a) The Eiffel Tower in Paris.
(b) A barren desert and pyramids.
(c) Bears and a small cabin.
(d) A lake and mountains in the snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Leigh say his dad gave him about the person stealing his lunch in his diary entry from February 4?

2. Where was Leigh’s dad traveling when he lost Leigh’s dog?

3. In his January 31 diary entry, Leigh writes “I am mad at Mom for” what?

4. Leigh concludes his February 5 diary entry by saying “I don’t like to think that Bandit is” what?

5. What does Leigh describe on the sign where the butterflies gather in his February 7 diary entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the tone of Leigh’s diary entries from January 31 and February 1?

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

3. What is revealed about Leigh’s story, “The Ten-Foot Wax Man,” in his February 15 letter?

4. How do Leigh’s diary entries change on February 6? What does Leigh relate in this entry?

5. Where does Leigh describe going on a walk in his diary entry from February 7?

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

7. What does Leigh tell Mr. Henshaw about the writing competition in his letter from January 19?

8. What progress does Leigh describe making with his lunch situation in his March 1 diary entry?

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

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

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