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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through December 1 – January 10.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Leigh say was stolen from his lunch bag at school in his first diary entry from December 22?
(a) Stuffed mushrooms.
(b) Deviled eggs.
(c) Wedding cake.
(d) A peanut butter sandwich.
2. In his third diary entry on December 24, Leigh writes that his dad had once remarked that when he was driving he often saw a lone shoe on the highway, so Leigh and his parents spent that Christmas Eve thinking up songs about shoes. What was the song Leigh’s mom made up?
(a) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(b) “A lonesome hiker was unluckee / To lose his boot near Truckee / He hitched a ride with one foot dam / Down the road to Angels Camp.”
(c) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(d) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”
3. What name does Leigh say he wrote on his lunch bag at school in his diary entry from January 3?
(a) James Reilly.
(b) Andrew Tucker.
(c) Bill Botts.
(d) Joe Kelly.
4. What is Leigh’s mother studying at the community college?
(a) Veterinary medicine.
(b) Finance.
(c) Nursing.
(d) English literature.
5. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that who brought him his Christmas package from his father?
(a) A bus driver.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A trucker.
(d) A doctor.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Mr. Henshaw’s response to Leigh that Leigh read aloud to his class, he answered that his real name was what?
2. How many pounds of moose meat does the boy’s family have in their freezer in Moose on Toast?
3. In his second diary entry, dated December 23, Leigh writes that he asked his mom if his dad might come to visit for Christmas. What was her response?
4. Where did Leigh and his mother move after his parents’ divorce?
5. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his sixth letter, dated November 7, that he is now in what grade?
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