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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

2. How are Leigh’s diary entries differentiated from his letters to Mr. Henshaw in the novel?

3. Leigh closes his September 20 letter to Mr. Henshaw with a limerick: “De Liver De Letter De Sooner De Better De Later De Letter De Madder” what?

4. Leigh says in his November 13 letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher is making his class write to authors for what?

5. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Leigh say his father phoned him from in his January 8 diary entry?

2. Why does Leigh apologize in his December 4 letter to Mr. Henshaw? What excuse does Leigh give in his apology?

3. What does Leigh ask Mr. Henshaw in his December 2 letter? What does Leigh relate about himself in this letter?

4. What does Leigh write about in his diary over the Christmas holidays (December 24-25)?

5. What advice has Leigh taken from Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter? What further advice does he ask for?

6. What ploy does Leigh develop to thwart the lunch bag robber after the Christmas holidays? Is he successful?

7. How old is Leigh when he writes his third letter to Mr. Henshaw on November 13? What does Leigh say about Mr. Henshaw’s book?

8. What does Leigh write about his lunch situation in his diary on January 9 and 10?

9. What does Leigh write about in his December 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw? Where did Leigh receive a postcard from?

10. What does Leigh remark about Mr. Henshaw’s response in his November 15 letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the qualities and information revealed about Boyd Henshaw’s character based on Leigh’s replies from November 15 through November 23. What are Mr. Henshaw’s responses to Leigh’s questions? What do these responses say about Mr. Henshaw’s personality?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters and setting of Beggar Bears. Where previously in the novel did the author foreshadow the appearance of this book by Mr. Henshaw? How? What does Leigh think of the story? How does it compare with Mr. Henshaw’s other books?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the books Ten Ways to Amuse a Dog and Moose on Toast. What similarities and differences are there between these books by Mr. Henshaw? Discuss the characters, setting, and plot of each story. What does Leigh like about Moose on Toast?

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