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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 class does Leigh say he left to go to the bathroom because he was so mad about his lunch in his February 6 diary entry?
(a) P.E.
(b) Spelling class.
(c) Science class.
(d) Math class.

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

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) New York or Paris.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Seattle or Canada.

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

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?
(a) “Hey Mr. Botts – Can you spare fifty cents for the arcade game?”
(b) “Hey James, we need to leave for town before it gets dark.”
(c) “Hey Bill, where did you leave the TV Guide?”
(d) “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza.”

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. 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?

4. On March 15, Leigh writes in his diary that he never found out what?

5. Leigh writes in his diary on February 2 that he is trapped in his room with what on his bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’s dad describe losing Bandit? Where was he when Bandit was lost?

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

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

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