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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. What does Miranda find in the pantry and eat in Chapter 11?
(a) Chocolate chips.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Candy bars.
(d) Icing.

2. What time does Miranda get up at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

3. What does Miranda's family have to eat in Chapter 17 after Matt gets back from the post office?
(a) Pasta with creamed soup.
(b) Soup and macaroni with marinara sauce.
(c) Soup and oatmeal.
(d) Macaroni and tuna.

4. On November 1, what do some guys bring to Miranda's house?
(a) Food.
(b) Plywood.
(c) Firewood.
(d) Oil.

5. In Chapter 16, how much older does Miranda think that Peter looks every time that she sees him?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Brandon Erlich when the asteroid hit?

2. In Chapter 19, how many people died on Friday?

3. How many shovels does Miranda's family find in the garage in Chapter 17?

4. Where does Jonny find a cane in Chapter 13?

5. How much older is Miranda than Jonny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Miranda give her mom for homeschooling, and how does her mother react?

2. What does Peter say about Miranda's mother's injury?

3. What happens on Christmas eve?

4. What does Miranda discover in town in Chapter 21?

5. On February 12, what does Miranda's mother fry for lunch and how does Miranda describe the food?

6. Why does Mr. Mortensen come to Miranda's house in Chapter 18?

7. What is happening with the library and the librarian on October 3?

8. What does Miranda's family have to eat for Matt's birthday dinner?

9. What do Miranda and Jonny do when Matt takes so long to come back from the post office in Chapter 17?

10. Why does Miranda decide to have her mother cut her hair in Chapter 14?

(see the answer keys)

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