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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Leigh say his father ends their calls in his December 1 letter?
(a) “I love you, son.”
(b) “Who’s my favorite kid? You are!”
(c) “Well, keep your nose clean kid.”
(d) “Keep your eye on the ball, kid.”

2. Leigh tells Mr. Henshaw in his sixth letter, dated November 7, that he is now in what grade?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Fifth grade.
(c) Seventh grade.
(d) Third grade.

3. Leigh writes to Mr. Henshaw on September 20 with ten questions. Number ten is not really a question. What is this statement?
(a) “Please tell me how to get an ‘A.’”
(b) “Please include a biographical reference with your reply.”
(c) “Please send a photograph.”
(d) “Please give me some tips on how to write a book.”

4. Who does Leigh say is his favorite character in Mr. Henshaw’s book that he’s read in his third letter, dated November 13?
(a) Joe’s Dad.
(b) Joe Kelly.
(c) Buffy.
(d) Roger.

5. How does Leigh sign his name in his first letter to Mr. Henshaw on May 12?
(a) “Your friend Leigh.”
(b) “Leigh Botts (boy).”
(c) “Leigh Marcus Botts.”
(d) “Leigh (Lee) Botts.”

6. 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 trucker.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A doctor.

7. Why does Leigh say he can’t complain to the teacher about someone stealing from his lunch bag in his first diary entry from December 22?
(a) Because “it isn’t a good idea for a new boy in school to be a snitch.”
(b) Because “my mom would ground me if she found out.”
(c) Because “I’d be sent home.”
(d) Because “the teacher doesn’t like me and wouldn’t believe me.”

8. Where does Leigh say he’s gotten a postcard from Mr. Henshaw in his December 12 letter?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Texas.

9. What grade is Leigh in when he writes his second letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 3?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Second grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) First grade.

10. Leigh says he hates living where in his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2?
(a) By the railroad tracks.
(b) In a mobile home park.
(c) Near the ocean.
(d) In a small town.

11. What word from Leigh’s November 13 letter refers to a three-dimensional model?
(a) Reenactment.
(b) Diagram.
(c) Composition.
(d) Diorama.

12. 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) “Write a new book.”
(c) “Go climb a tree.”
(d) “Write me a letter.”

13. 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 dad made up?
(a) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(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) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(d) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”

14. Leigh says in his December 4 letter to Mr. Henshaw that maybe when he writes a book he’ll call it what?
(a) The Great Potato Caper.
(b) The Last of the Unicorns.
(c) The Great Lunch Bag Mystery.
(d) The Ten-Foot Tall Wax Man.

15. What is Leigh’s mother’s name?
(a) Bonnie Botts.
(b) Samantha Botts.
(c) Angie Botts.
(d) Sarah Botts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds of moose meat does the boy’s family have in their freezer in Moose on Toast?

2. What color is Leigh’s dog in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

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

4. When does Leigh say he needs Mr. Henshaw’s answer to his ten questions by in order to complete his author report in his September 20 letter?

5. Leigh says in his November 13 letter to Mr. Henshaw that his teacher is making his class write to authors for what?

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