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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through January 12 – February 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprised Leigh about the book Beggar Bears, according to his letter on January 15?
(a) It wasn’t funny like Mr. Henshaw’s other books.
(b) It was a historical book and not very interesting.
(c) It seemed like a “girl’s book” to him.
(d) It was funnier than he expected it to be.

2. What does Leigh say was stolen from his lunch bag at school in his first diary entry from December 22?
(a) Wedding cake.
(b) A peanut butter sandwich.
(c) Stuffed mushrooms.
(d) Deviled eggs.

3. Where did Leigh and his mother move after his parents’ divorce?
(a) San Jose.
(b) Pacific Grove.
(c) Eureka.
(d) El Paso.

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

5. Leigh closes his November 16 letter with a postscript that says, “If my Dad was here, he would tell you to” do what?
(a) “Get lost.”
(b) “Go climb a tree.”
(c) “Write me a letter.”
(d) “Write a new book.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leigh say is on the middle of the California flag in his December 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw?

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

3. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that his mother told him that she rode with Leigh’s father until when?

4. Leigh writes in his diary entry for December 25 that who brought him his Christmas package from his father?

5. What does Leigh say his mom’s friends work on to sell for extra money when they visit in his diary entry from February 2?

(see the answer key)

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