Why do you think it was soimportant to Leigh to have been called an author by a real author?

Leigh wants to be an authorsomeday

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

He decided to choose atopic he knows about

Why did Leigh get a chanceto attend the luncheon after all?

The girl who had thewinning poem copied it out of a book

Why was Leigh glad Mr. Henshaw would not beat the luncheon after getting honorable mention?

He'd be disappointed ifhe missed a chance to meet Henshaw

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

When he rode with his dad in the truck and hauled grapes

What is the problem withBarry’s alarm?

His little sister opens hisdoor and the alarm goes off

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

He finds out he didn’t wina prize in the writing contest

Why does Leigh want to meeta famous author?

He wants to be an authorhimself

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Why do you think it was soimportant to Leigh to have been called an author by a real author?
Leigh wants to be an authorsomeday
Leigh respects her opinion
Badger knows Henshaw and will tell him about Leigh’s writing
Mrs. Badger is one of hisfavorite authors, so he is excited
2
What is the genre of thestory, Dear Mr. Henshaw?
fantasy
fiction
biography
realistic fiction
3
Why did Leigh decide towrite a description rather than an imaginary story?
Leigh doesn’t think he hasa good imagination
He decided to choose atopic he knows about
He wants to be a truckersomeday, so he wrote about it
Leigh misses his dad so hewants to describe him
4
Why did Leigh get a chanceto attend the luncheon after all?
The girl who won became ill
The girl who had thewinning mystery copied it out of a book
The author read Leigh’s writing and liked it
The girl who had thewinning poem copied it out of a book
5
Why was Leigh glad Mr. Henshaw would not beat the luncheon after getting honorable mention?
Because he didn’t wantanyone else to meet Mr. Henshaw
He'd be disappointed ifhe missed a chance to meet Henshaw
Because Mr. Henshaw was hisfavorite author
He was afraid Mr. Henshawwould not like his writing
6
What inspires Leigh towrite “A Day on Dad’s Rig”?
When Leigh and Barry ride in the truck with his dad
A ride he took with his dad in the truck and had pizza
When he rode with his dad in the truck and see butterflies
When he rode with his dad in the truck and hauled grapes
7
What is the problem withBarry’s alarm?
His mom disconnected itbecause it always goes off
He cannot get the alarm towork
He needs Leigh to help himfix it.
His little sister opens hisdoor and the alarm goes off
8
What causes Leigh to saythat Monday, March 26, wasn’t the greatest day of his life?
His parents split up onthat day
His lunchbox was stolen
His dad took a women andher son for pizza
He finds out he didn’t wina prize in the writing contest
9
Why does Leigh want to meeta famous author?
He has never talked to afamous author before
He wants to get ideas forhis next story
He wants to be an authorhimself
He thinks the author mightbe Mr. Henshaw

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