Dear Mr. Henshaw Flashcards
What made Leigh get so mad that he was going to kick his lunch box across the hallway?
His cheesecake was stolen from his lunch.
Who gives Leigh the idea of a burglar alarm in his lunch box?
The janitor, Mr. Fridley.
What does Leigh do with the 20 dollars his dad gave him?
He gets supplies for the burglar alarm.
Why does Leigh get mad at Mr. Henshaw?
Because Mr. Henshaw gave him a list of questions he did not want to answer.
Why did Leigh start writing in a diary instead of writing to Mr. Henshaw?
Because in a letter Mr. Henshaw said he was busy and didn’t have time to answer his letters.
Why did Leigh start writing to Mr. Henshaw?
He enjoyed the books that Mr. Henshaw wrote.
Why are Leigh’s parents davoriced
Because Leigh’s father doesn’t spend a lot of time with them
Where does Leigh mom work
Catering with Katy
Where does Leigh dad work
He is a trucker who spends a lot of time on the road
What place did Leigh end up in from the writing contest
5th place
How is “ Dear Mr.Hensaw” written
In Leigh’s letters to Mr.Hensaw and him writing in his diary
What does Leigh’s dad call him that annoys him?
Kid
What does Leigh’s father do for a living?
He drives a truck
Why does Leigh live with only his mom?
His parents are divorced.
Why did Leigh make a burglar alarm for his lunchbox?
People were stealing stuff from it.
Why doesn’t Leigh have any friends in the beginning?
He just moved.
Why did Leigh get so mad at his father when he talked to his father on the phone?
His dad had lost Bandit, and he was taking a different boy out for pizza.
Why was Leigh mad at Mr. Henshaw?
Mr. Henshaw had sent him a lot of Questions and he had to answer them.
Why was the good part of Leigh’s lunch always missing?
Someone stole them.
Why was Leigh not writing “Dear,” in his letters to Mr. Henshaw?
He was mad at him.
Why did Leigh live with his Mom?
His parents were divorced.
