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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 does Leigh describe on the sign where the butterflies gather in his February 7 diary entry?

2. In his February 9 diary entry, Leigh says that he got a letter from his dad postmarked from where?

3. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that when he lived in the mobile home park the only places they ever went were what?

4. What does Leigh say his dad wrote a note to him on in his February 9 diary entry?

5. On January 19, Leigh writes and thanks Mr. Henshaw for the postcard with a picture of what on it?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ten questions submitted by Leigh to Mr. Henshaw. Are these effective questions to base an author report on? Why or why not? What questions would you ask your favorite author? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Leigh’s concerns about his lunch bag being robbed and the potential solutions for this problem. Why does Leigh say he can’t tell the teacher about the robbery? What else might Leigh do in order to stop the thief? What does he eventually do in order to thwart the thief?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the differences noted in the text between Leigh’s letters and his diary entries. How does Leigh change the way he prints the date on each document? How does Leigh address his diary entries? Why?

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