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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 is the name of Miranda's cat?

2. What grade is Miranda getting in English on June 4?

3. What does Miranda's family eat after the asteroid hits the moon?

4. When is Miranda's stepmother's baby due?

5. In Chapter 10, when is it decided that school will start again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Miranda and Dan share about their grandparents in Chapter 6?

2. What does Miranda learn about grades at school on June 2?

3. What does Miranda's mother buy at a clothes store in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 9, why does Miranda tell Jonny that they need to stay in Howell?

5. Who is Brandon Erlich?

6. In Chapter 4, how has Horton been acting?

7. What does Miranda think about her father's wife Lisa?

8. What is learned at the meeting held in Chapter 10 to discuss school?

9. What does the NBC anchorman report about the damage that happened after the mood was hit by the asteroid?

10. What does the moon look like after it is hit by the asteroid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Keeping a journal is important for Miranda. Why does she keep a journal, and what does it reveal about her view of the future?

Essay Topic 3

Hard decisions have to be made in order to survive. What decisions does Miranda’s mother make that seem selfish, but are required to survive? Why is selfishness a survival skill?

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