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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. In his letter to Mr. Henshaw on February 15, Leigh writes to ask for help with what?
(a) Learning to write in a diary.
(b) An author report.
(c) An ending for his story.
(d) ow to make an alarm.

2. What does “CB” stand for in “CB radio”?
(a) Compact Band.
(b) Citizens’ Band.
(c) Control Basis.
(d) Contract Basis.

3. Who intercepted Leigh when he was about to drop-kick a lunch bag, according to his February 6 diary entry?
(a) Miss Neely.
(b) Miss Martinez.
(c) Mr. Henshaw.
(d) Mr. Fridley.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the mother bear die in Beggar Bears?

3. What does Leigh say his dad wrote a note to him on in his February 9 diary entry?

4. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that his mother told him that she rode with Leigh’s father until when?

5. What is the name of the man who works at the gas station by Leigh’s house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Who do you think is symbolized by the protagonist in Leigh’s story “The Ten-Foot Wax Man”?

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