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Literary Analysis
Inferential Comprehension
Initial Understanding
Constructing Meaning
Hodgepodge
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What is the main problem that Leigh faces in the story?
What is working out his feelings toward his dad.
100
Leigh's and Barry's home lives differ because ---.
What is Leigh is an only child and Barry's family has many children.
100
Leigh wrote to Mr. Henshaw that he had a big argument with his mother because she said he ---.
What is should write the answers to the questions Mr.Henshaw had asked.
100
When Leigh says he is filled with "wrath," he means that he is---.
What is angry.
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What did Leigh say that finally convinced his dad to keep Bandit with him the truck?
What is he didn't have any way to amuse Bandit.
200
Where does Leigh's conversation with Angela Badger take place?
At the Holiday Inn
200
How does Leigh changes over the course of this book?
What is he is better able to accept his father for who he is.
200
What did Leigh buy with the tweenty dollars his father had sent him?
What is things to make a burgular alarm.
200
What image came to Leigh's mind while wathcing the buterflies come back to the trees and turn into brown sticks again?
What is Cinderella returning from the ball.
200
How does Leigh show that his mother is a very busy and tired lady when she comes home at the end of a day?
What is he writes in his diary what they eat for supper, and it's something frozen or from a can.
300
How is the story written?
What is in letter and diary form.
300
How did Leigh know somehting must have happened to Bandit?
What is his dad didn't answer him at first when he asked about his dog.
300
What reason did Mr.Botts give for coming to see Leigh/
What is he was waiting for an order of broccoli to be loaded.
300
How do we know that Leigh followed Mr.Henshaw's advice about story writing?
What is he asked Miss Martinez if he had to write a story for Young Writers.
300
The antagonist in a story is the person or thing that causes the problem. Who is the antagonist in this story?
Who is Bill Botts.
400
What part of the story line adds the most humor to the seriousness of the book?
What is the lunchbox burgular alarm.
400
Mr.Fridley probably noticed that Leigh came to school early even before the day he asked Leigh to help with the flag. How do we know this?
What is he asked Leigh to stop walking backwards because it made him nervous.
400
Why was Leigh able to go to lunch with Angela Badger?
What is the girl who won the contest had cheated.
400
How do we know the principal was not upset about Leigh's lunchbox alarm?
What is he told Leigh it was quite an invention.
400
From whose point of view is this story written?
What is Leigh Bott's
500
Leigh reads about batteries at the library because he wants to ---.
What is catch the lunch thief.
500
What is the most likely reason Leigh stopped setting the alarm on his lunchbox?
What is he figured the thief wouldn't know, but wouldn't want to risk geting caught.
500
Why were a couple of the girls embarrased while eating lunch with Angela Badger?
What is she had complimented Leigh for not trying to imitate another writer.
500
How does Bonnie Botts show that she understands what Leigh was feeling after he told her about the phone conversation with his dad?
What is she answered his questions and gave him reasons for their divorce.
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How does the author try to lengthen the suspense when Leigh hangs up on his dad while talking on the phone?
What is Leigh stops writing about it in his diary and says it will be continued.