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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 asks the man who works at the gas station by his house what is in the box that says “Alarm System” on the station. What is the gas station attendant’s reply?
(a) “Wiring and a sound system.”
(b) “Batteries and a bell.”
(c) “A cell phone magnet and a bell.”
(d) “A hamster on a wheel.”

2. Who suggests taping a cardboard shelf in Leigh’s lunchbox so his sandwich won’t muffle the alarm?
(a) Leigh’s mom.
(b) Mr. Henshaw.
(c) Miss Neely.
(d) Leigh’s dad.

3. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom told him growing up she’d look at the lights of Bakersfield and it seemed like where?
(a) London or L.A.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Seattle or Canada.
(d) New York or Paris.

4. Leigh writes in his February 1 diary entry that there was bad news in the newspaper. What is the bad news?
(a) The sugar refinery is shutting down.
(b) The telephone company has gone bankrupt.
(c) The U.S. is going to war in the Middle East.
(d) The stock market crashed.

5. Who saves the young bears in winter in the story Beggar Bears?
(a) An old man with a cane.
(b) A park ranger and his son.
(c) An author living in the woods.
(d) A policeman and his daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his January 15 letter to Mr. Henshaw, Leigh writes that he finished Beggar Bears in how much time?

2. What book does Leigh say he bought at a garage sale in his February 28 letter to Mr. Henshaw?

3. Where does Leigh say he and his mother ate their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?

4. Leigh says in his February 8 diary entry that he’s started on a new story for the Young Writers’ Yearbook. What is the title of Leigh’s new story?

5. What does Leigh say about Barry’s sandwiches in his March 5 diary entry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Leigh describe the butterflies when he first sees them in his February 7 diary entry?

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

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