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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. How does Leigh describe most of the grownups by where he lives in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?
(a) “Real old with cats.”
(b) “Real bad with names.”
(c) “Really cranky and bitter.”
(d) “Real funny and wise.”

2. In his December 12 letter, Leigh writes, “Mr. Fridley said maybe I should come to school a few minutes early every morning to help him with the flags, but please stop” doing what because it makes him nervous?
(a) “Running across the road.”
(b) “Walking in circles.”
(c) “Walking backwards.”
(d) “Standing on your head.”

3. In his diary entry from January 20, Leigh writes that yesterday someone stole what from his lunch bag?
(a) Mini canapés.
(b) A piece of wedding cake.
(c) Chicken livers wrapped in bacon.
(d) Deviled eggs.

4. What class does Leigh say he left to go to the bathroom because he was so mad about his lunch in his February 6 diary entry?
(a) Science class.
(b) Math class.
(c) Spelling class.
(d) P.E.

5. Leigh says in his February 8 diary entry that most of the girls in his class are writing poems or stories about what for the Young Writers’ Yearbook?
(a) Unicorns.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Birds.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his December 13 letter that the first page of his diary looks the way he feels – which is what?

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

4. Leigh writes in his March 3 diary entry that he bought what at the hardware store today?

5. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that he looked in his book of highway maps and figured out that his dad should be where now?

(see the answer key)

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