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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. On March 15, Leigh writes in his diary that he never found out what?
(a) Who Mr. Henshaw is married to.
(b) Who was stealing his lunch.
(c) Who won the writing contest.
(d) Who called on Saturday night.

2. Where does Leigh say his dad phoned him from in Oregon in his January 8 diary entry?
(a) Eugene.
(b) Portland.
(c) Salem.
(d) Hermiston.

3. Where did Leigh live with his parents prior to their divorce?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Jose.
(d) Montague.

4. Who saves the young bears in winter in the story Beggar Bears?
(a) A policeman and his daughter.
(b) An author living in the woods.
(c) An old man with a cane.
(d) A park ranger and his son.

5. How many pounds of moose meat does the boy’s family have in their freezer in Moose on Toast?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 2,000 pounds.
(d) 300 pounnds.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 Leigh’s song?

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

3. Leigh says in his December 1 letter to Mr. Henshaw that no one is supposed to be on his school grounds until what time?

4. Leigh writes in his diary on February 2 that he is trapped in his room with what on his bed?

5. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that sometimes truckers lose the hearing in their left ear from what?

(see the answer key)

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