Dear Mr. Henshaw

What is the genre of the story, Dear Mr. Henshaw?

• fiction

• biography

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

What inspires Leigh to write “A Day on Dad’s Rig”?

• The time his dad took him for a ride in his truck and they went for pizza.

• The time his dad took Leigh and Barry for a ride in his truck.

• The time his dad took him for a ride in his truck and they had a load of grapes.

• The time his dad took him for a ride in his truck and they saw monarch butterflies.

Why did Leigh decide to write a description rather than an imaginary story?

• Leigh doesn’t think he has a good imagination.

• Leigh misses his dad so he wants to describe him.

• He decided to choose a topic he knows about.

• He wants to be a trucker someday, so he thought it would be fun to write about it.

What is the problem with Barry’s alarm?

• He needs Leigh to help him fix it.

• He has to disconnect it because his sisters keep making it go off.

• He cannot get the alarm to work.

• His little sister opens his door and the alarm goes off.

What causes Leigh to say that Monday, March 26, wasn’t the greatest day of his life?

• His dad took a woman and her son for pizza.

• The special food in his lunch was stolen.

• He finds out he didn’t win a prize in the writing contest.

• His parents split up on that day.

Why did Leigh get a chance to attend the luncheon after all?

• The girl who won became ill.

• Mr. Henshaw was the guest author and he said Leigh could go.

• The author Angela Badger read Leigh’s writing, “A Day on Dad’s Rig” and liked it.

• The girl who had the winning entry copied it out of a book.

Infer- Pages 108-121: Why did Angela Badger like Leigh’s writing?

• She felt like she was reading a story from a real live author.

• Leigh used descriptive writing, and Angela felt like she was there.

• Angela did not agree with the judges and felt like Leigh should have won.

• Leigh’s writing was different than the other students’ writing.

Infer: Why does Leigh’s dad send him $20.00?

• to help Leigh buy a new composition notebook

• he feels guilty about losing bandit

• for Christmas

• for Leigh’s birthday

Bandit

• was never found

• stayed with Leigh

• left in the truck with Leigh's dad

What happened first in the story?

• Leigh’s parents got a divorce.

• Leigh moved to small house in a new town with his mom.

• Leigh first wrote to Mr. Henshaw when he was in second grade.

• Leigh meets Mrs. Badger, a real author.

• Leigh's Dad tells Leigh he should keep Bandit.