When Leigh's Mom had her friends over, they always sat in the living room drinking coffee and talking about their problems.  Some of them made _______ in hopes of selling them for money.

• Jam
• Quilts
• Pies
• Paintings

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When Leigh's Mom had her friends over, they always sat in the living room drinking coffee and talking about their problems.  Some of them made _______ in hopes of selling them for money.

• Jam
• Quilts
• Pies
• Paintings

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was Bill Botts' name on his CB Radio?

• Wild Bill
• Chill Bill
• Real Bill
• Billy the Kid

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

While Leigh's Mom spent the rainy Sunday working at the golf tournament, Leigh was supposed to be at home doing what?

• Sweeping the kitchen
• Fixing the loose boards on the porch
• Doing his homework
• Scrubbing mildew off the bathroom walls

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

How did Bill lose Bandit?

• He stopped at a state fair and someone else took Bandit home, thinking he was a stray.
• He let him out during a blizzard but forgot to leave the cab door open so he could get back in.
• Bill stopped to get a cheeseburger at a truck stop, and when he came back, Bandit was missing.
• Bill let him run along a beach in California, and Bandit got so far ahead of Bill that he never came back.  

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Leigh hung up on his Dad after he heard another boy's voice on the other end of the line.  What was the other boy asking Bill about?

• He asked Bill if they were going to get pizza.
• He asked Bill if they were still going fishing
• He asked Bill what day Bill was going to marry his Mom.
• He asked Bill if they were going to the movies.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

When Leigh asked his Mom why she stopped loving his Dad, what did she tell him?

• "I wanted to live at the beach."
• "I didn't want to be married anymore."
• "Your father wanted a bigger family."
• "We just got married too young."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

After the situation with Bill, Bandit, and the other boy, Leigh and his Mom got in the car, picked up fried chicken and mashed potatoes, and then where did they go?

• To the drive-in to watch the movie about Mr. Henshaw's book
• To the bowling alley
• To the ocean to watch the waves break on the rocks
• To the golf club so they could look out over the driving range.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What word did Mom use to describe Bandit?

• Drifter
• Lonesome
• Hyper
• Bum

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Leigh tried to begin writing a story for the Young Writers contest, but stopped because he couldn't think of anything to write about, and he thought the title sounded too much like Mr. Henshaw's book.  What was his title of the story he was attempting?

• Ways to Catch a Lunchbag Thief
• How to Raise a Flag at School
• Things to Know When Your Dad Drives a Rig
• Lunchbag Beggers

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6