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

2. Who does Leigh say he and his mom used to scoop up the mashed potatoes and gravy with their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?
(a) Sporks.
(b) An ice cream cone.
(c) Chicken bones.
(d) Their fingers.

3. Why do Barry and Leigh end up not making an alarm when Leigh first comes over to Barry’s house?
(a) Barry’s mom forbids them to.
(b) Barry decides he doesn’t want to.
(c) Barry has the wrong kind of battery.
(d) Barry doesn’t have a bell.

4. Leigh writes in his February 7 diary entry that he went to a grove where what kind of butterflies gather?
(a) Julia butterflies.
(b) Buckeye butterflies.
(c) Batesian butterflies.
(d) Monarch butterflies.

5. Leigh says in his February 8 diary entry that most of the girls in his class are writing poems or stories about what for the Young Writers’ Yearbook?
(a) Horses.
(b) Birds.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Unicorns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the man at the hardware store, Leigh says in his March 3 diary entry, “He called me son, and my Dad calls me” what?

2. In his letter to Mr. Henshaw on February 15, Leigh writes to ask for help with what?

3. Who saves the young bears in winter in the story Beggar Bears?

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

5. What does Leigh write that his dad said to buy with the money he sent in his February 9 diary entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leigh describe buying at the hardware store in his March 3 diary entry? What does Leigh say about the man who works there?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Leigh reveal about Mr. Henshaw’s advice in his letter from February 28?

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

(see the answer keys)

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