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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Lunch Bag Mystery.
(b) The Great Potato Caper.
(c) The Ten-Foot Tall Wax Man.
(d) The Last of the Unicorns.

3. 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?
(a) “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.”
(b) “A dirty shoe / Makes me so blue / I’m lost at sea / Where shall I be.”
(c) “Driving with a heavy load / I saw a shoe upon the road / Squashed like a toad.”
(d) “I saw a shoe / Wet with dew / Oh Highway 2 / It made me blue / What’ll I do?”

4. Leigh remarks in his letter on December 21 that he received Mr. Henshaw’s postcard with a picture of what on it?
(a) Bears.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Castles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Leigh closes his fifth letter to Mr. Henshaw on December 2 with an enclosure, saying that his class is studying what?

2. Who does Leigh say stands by the garbage cans in the lunchroom to make sure kids don’t throw their retainers away in his diary entry from January 8?

3. Who does Leigh say is his favorite character in Mr. Henshaw’s book that he’s read in his third letter, dated November 13?

4. 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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leigh write about in his second letter to Mr. Henshaw, dated December 3? What grade is Leigh in now?

2. How old is Leigh when he writes his third letter to Mr. Henshaw on November 13? What does Leigh say about Mr. Henshaw’s book?

3. Where does Leigh say his father phoned him from in his January 8 diary entry?

4. Why does Leigh write to Mr. Henshaw on September 20? How old is Leigh in this letter?

5. Describe the narrative style of Dear Mr. Henshaw. From whose perspective is the story related?

6. What is the third question Leigh responds to on November 22? What is his response?

7. What does Leigh write about his lunch situation in his diary on January 9 and 10?

8. What is related of Mr. Henshaw’s advice to Leigh in Leigh’s letter from December 21?

9. What does Leigh write about in his December 12 letter to Mr. Henshaw? Where did Leigh receive a postcard from?

10. How are Leigh’s diary entries differentiated from his letters in Dear Mr. Henshaw?

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