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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. 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?
(a) “Leigh.”
(b) “Dirt.”
(c) “Son.”
(d) “Kid.”

2. Where was Leigh’s dad traveling when he lost Leigh’s dog?
(a) Highway 80.
(b) Highway 66.
(c) Highway 154.
(d) Interstate 5.

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

4. What new vocabulary word does Leigh use to mean “to print” in his letter to Mr. Henshaw on January 19?
(a) Mimeograph.
(b) Replicate.
(c) Photograph.
(d) Duplicate.

5. The butterflies that Leigh describes in his February 7 diary entry remind him of what story his mom read to him when he was younger?
(a) Snow White.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) The Cat and the Hat.
(d) Aesop’s Fables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests taping a cardboard shelf in Leigh’s lunchbox so his sandwich won’t muffle the alarm?

2. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that he looked in his book of highway maps and figured out that his dad should be where now?

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

4. Leigh writes in his diary on March 15 that this week several kids showed up with what?

5. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that sometimes truckers lose the hearing in their left ear from what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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