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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) $5.
(c) $30.
(d) $10.

2. What color is the beat-up lunchbox that Leigh buys to take to school?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

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

4. Where does Barry say he’d like to install an alarm after Leigh’s lunchbox success?
(a) On his lunchbox.
(b) On his diary.
(c) On his bedroom door.
(d) On his bike.

5. What does Leigh recall his dad saying society was ruining in his diary entry from February 2?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Eagles.
(c) The rivers.
(d) Hawks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does “CB” stand for in “CB radio”?

2. 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”?

3. What book does Leigh say he bought at a garage sale in his February 28 letter to Mr. Henshaw?

4. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom and dad got married where?

5. It becomes apparent in Leigh’s March 15 diary entry that he has gained a sense of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What worries consume Leigh about his dad in his January 30 diary entry?

8. 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?

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

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

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