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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. What does Leigh say his mom’s friends work on to sell for extra money when they visit in his diary entry from February 2?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Baby booties.
(c) Quilts.
(d) Bread.

2. Leigh says in his January 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw that he is on what page of Beggar Bears?
(a) 14.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 35.

3. Where does Leigh say he received a postcard from his father from in his January 19 letter to Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Texas.
(d) Kansas.

4. What surprised Leigh about the book Beggar Bears, according to his letter on January 15?
(a) It was funnier than he expected it to be.
(b) It was a historical book and not very interesting.
(c) It seemed like a “girl’s book” to him.
(d) It wasn’t funny like Mr. Henshaw’s other books.

5. In his March 6 diary entry, Leigh describes Barry’s house as “a big old house-that is sort of cheerful and messy, with” what “all over the place”?
(a) “Old newspapers.”
(b) “Little girls.”
(c) “Parrots and dogs.”
(d) “Dogs and cats.”

Short Answer Questions

1. The butterflies that Leigh describes in his February 7 diary entry remind him of what story his mom read to him when he was younger?

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

3. What does Leigh recall his dad saying society was ruining in his diary entry from February 2?

4. How much money does Leigh say was included in his letter from his dad in his February 9 diary entry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Leigh relate to Mr. Henshaw about his diary in his letter from January 12?

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

8. Why are there babies in Leigh’s room when he writes his diary entry on February 2?

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

10. What do the butterflies in Leigh’s February 7 diary entry symbolize in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

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