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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Miranda have in the sandwich shop?

2. How does Miranda's mother feel about their apartment?

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

4. Miranda thinks she is named after ____________________.

5. Who is Richard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miranda's mother think is the only good thing about living in their apartment building?

2. What are the circumstances in which Miranda becomes friends with Annemarie?

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

4. Where do Miranda and her mother keep a spare key to the apartment?

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

6. Who is Marcus and what is his opinion on the book that Miranda always carries with her?

7. What is the content of the mysterious notes and who is writing them?

8. Why is Miranda startled upon returning home from school one day?

9. Who is the main character of WHEN YOU REACH ME?

10. What does Miranda think she is named after?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Miranda and Julia. Both girls had and have influence over Annemarie but have their hold on her in very different ways. Why are their differences classic examples of conflict in drama? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Marcus. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Marcus?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Rebecca Stead's writing style. How is she different from other writers of her time? What are some of her characteristic writing techniques? Identify some examples of her style in WHEN YOU REACH ME.

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