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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leigh say he’s decided to save the money his dad sent him for in his February 9 diary entry?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A new dog.
(c) Writing classes.
(d) Music lessons.

2. In his March 6 diary entry, Leigh describes Barry’s house as “a big old house-that is sort of cheerful and messy, with” what “all over the place”?
(a) “Dogs and cats.”
(b) “Old newspapers.”
(c) “Parrots and dogs.”
(d) “Little girls.”

3. How does the mother bear die in Beggar Bears?
(a) She eats a plastic bag.
(b) She is shot by a poacher.
(c) She eats insecticide.
(d) She drowns in the river.

4. Where does Leigh say he received a postcard from his father from in his January 19 letter to Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Wyoming.

5. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that his mother told him that she rode with Leigh’s father until when?
(a) They got married.
(b) His sister was born.
(c) He was born.
(d) They got divorced.

6. What does “CB” stand for in “CB radio”?
(a) Contract Basis.
(b) Citizens’ Band.
(c) Control Basis.
(d) Compact Band.

7. In his February 28 letter to Mr. Henshaw, Leigh writes, “I think you are right. Maybe I am not ready to” what?
(a) “Ask for forgiveness.”
(b) “Be a poet.”
(c) “Forgive my dad.”
(d) “Write a story.”

8. Leigh says in his January 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw that he is on what page of Beggar Bears?
(a) 6.
(b) 35.
(c) 14.
(d) 2.

9. Where does Barry say he’d like to install an alarm after Leigh’s lunchbox success?
(a) On his bedroom door.
(b) On his diary.
(c) On his lunchbox.
(d) On his bike.

10. What is the name of Leigh’s school librarian?
(a) Miss Badger.
(b) Mr. Fridley.
(c) Miss Martinez.
(d) Miss Neely.

11. What book does Leigh say he bought at a garage sale in his February 28 letter to Mr. Henshaw?
(a) Beggar Bears.
(b) Moose on Toast.
(c) The Cat in the Hat.
(d) Ways to Amuse a Dog.

12. Who suggests taping a cardboard shelf in Leigh’s lunchbox so his sandwich won’t muffle the alarm?
(a) Leigh’s mom.
(b) Miss Neely.
(c) Mr. Henshaw.
(d) Leigh’s dad.

13. Leigh writes in his diary on March 15 that this week several kids showed up with what?
(a) Quilted down jackets.
(b) Lunchboxes with alarms.
(c) Essays about the school.
(d) Letters to authors.

14. Who intercepted Leigh when he was about to drop-kick a lunch bag, according to his February 6 diary entry?
(a) Mr. Fridley.
(b) Miss Neely.
(c) Miss Martinez.
(d) Mr. Henshaw.

15. The butterflies that Leigh describes in his February 7 diary entry remind him of what story his mom read to him when he was younger?
(a) The Cat and the Hat.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Snow White.
(d) Aesop’s Fables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leigh describe on the sign where the butterflies gather in his February 7 diary entry?

2. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom and dad got married where?

3. In his letter to Mr. Henshaw on January 12, Leigh writes that his mother won’t do what because she wants Leigh’s “brain to stay in good shape”?

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

5. Leigh concludes his February 5 diary entry by saying “I don’t like to think that Bandit is” what?

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