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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Richard?
(a) Miranda's boyfriend.
(b) Miranda's mother's boyfriend.
(c) Miranda's father.
(d) Miranda's brother.

2. How does Miranda know the boy in #63?
(a) He was in her kindergarten class.
(b) He is the one who punched Sal.
(c) He is in her art class.
(d) He is hall monitor during third period.

3. Where does Miranda usually see Quack?
(a) In her building.
(b) Outside her building.
(c) At school.
(d) At the library.

4. Where does the person in #50 ask Miranda to go?
(a) To her house.
(b) To the library.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To the fair.

5. What does Miranda's mother take from her job?
(a) Cell phone.
(b) Office supplies.
(c) Toilet tissue.
(d) Leftover food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Miranda find the item in #82?

2. Who begins to have lunch with Miranda and Annemarie?

3. What does the shop owner give Colin, Miranda and Annemarie for payment?

4. What does Miranda's mother say is the only good thing about their apartment?

5. Who is Sal's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sal and what is his role in Miranda's life?

2. What is the nature of Miranda's mother's relationship with Richard?

3. How does the motif of time travel become introduced in the story?

4. Describe what happens when Miranda sees Sal get punched by a big boy on the street.

5. Where does Miranda find the first note and what is its content?

6. Who is Quack and how does Miranda know him?

7. What is the premise of WHEN YOU REACH ME?

8. Why is Miranda's mother so sad about her life?

9. What does Miranda think she is named after?

10. Describe Miranda's encounter with the boy who punched Sal the day after Sal was hurt.

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