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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 much money does Leigh say was included in his letter from his dad in his February 9 diary entry?
(a) $20.
(b) $30.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

2. In his January 31 diary entry, Leigh writes “I am mad at Mom for” what?
(a) “Making me go to school.”
(b) “Forgetting to call me.”
(c) “Making me write this.”
(d) “Divorcing Dad.”

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

4. What does Leigh say he is filled with due to his father’s failure to call him in his January 31 diary entry?
(a) Venom.
(b) Irritation.
(c) Ire.
(d) Wrath.

5. What does Leigh describe on the sign where the butterflies gather in his February 7 diary entry?
(a) “$500 Reward. Butterflies Wanted.”
(b) “Stay off the Grass! $500 fine for stepping on the grass.”
(c) “Do not touch Anything! $1,000 Fine.”
(d) “Warning. $500 Fine for Molesting Butterflies in Any Way.”

Short Answer Questions

1. In his letter to Mr. Henshaw on January 12, Leigh writes that his mother won’t do what because she wants Leigh’s “brain to stay in good shape”?

2. Leigh says he’s thinking of writing a poem about what for the Young Writers’ Yearbook in his March 1 diary entry?

3. What new vocabulary word does Leigh use to mean “to print” in his letter to Mr. Henshaw on January 19?

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

5. What does Leigh describe overhearing the boy’s voice saying when he was on the phone with his dad in his diary entry from February 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Leigh’s dad describe losing Bandit? Where was he when Bandit was lost?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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