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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. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that his mother told him that she rode with Leigh’s father until when?
(a) They got married.
(b) His sister was born.
(c) He was born.
(d) They got divorced.

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?
(a) An ice cream cone.
(b) Their fingers.
(c) Sporks.
(d) Chicken bones.

3. Leigh writes in his March 3 diary entry that he bought what at the hardware store today?
(a) A radio, a spool of wire, and a notebook.
(b) A light switch, a battery, and a doorbell.
(c) A telephone wire, a box of paperclips, and a flashlight.
(d) A potato bag, a lunchbox, and a lamp.

4. What is the name of the man who works at the gas station by Leigh’s house?
(a) Peter.
(b) Chuck.
(c) Austin.
(d) James.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Barry say he’d like to install an alarm after Leigh’s lunchbox success?

3. 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”?

4. Leigh says in his January 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw that he is on what page of Beggar Bears?

5. How does Leigh address his diary entries for most of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is related in Leigh’s “review” of Beggar Bears in his January 15 letter?

8. What is revealed about Leigh’s story, “The Ten-Foot Wax Man,” in his February 15 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. What progress does Leigh describe making with his lunch situation in his March 1 diary entry?

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