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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through February 6 – March 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leigh says in his diary entry from January 20 that he wishes he had a grandfather like whom?
(a) Mr. Henshaw.
(b) Mr. Fridley.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Mr. Jameson.

2. 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?
(a) The grocery store and the butcher.
(b) “School and to the truck stop.”
(c) The Laundromat and the library.
(d) The bookstore and the grocery store.

3. 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 divorced.
(b) His sister was born.
(c) He was born.
(d) They got married.

4. What color is the composition book that Leigh buys to use as a diary?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

5. Leigh writes in his February 1 diary entry that there was bad news in the newspaper. What is the bad news?
(a) The stock market crashed.
(b) The U.S. is going to war in the Middle East.
(c) The telephone company has gone bankrupt.
(d) The sugar refinery is shutting down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Leigh say he and his mother ate their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?

3. In his letter to Mr. Henshaw on February 15, Leigh writes to ask for help with what?

4. What is the name of the man who works at the gas station by Leigh’s house?

5. What is Leigh’s mother studying at the community college?

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