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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 time does Horton wake Miranda at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What restaurant do Miranda's family find open on May 22?

3. When is Jonny's birthday?

4. What time does the asteroid hit the moon in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 4, when does Matt intend to be back home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Peter think that Miranda should stop swimming in Chapter 8?

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

6. Why does Miranda's mother come and get her from school on May 19?

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

8. Where is Sammi going in Chapter 8 and with whom?

9. What chores does Miranda do on July 2?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what has Miranda's mother learned about what s going on after the asteroid hit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Nesbitt’s presence and actions help Miranda and her family. What type of person is Mrs. Nesbitt, and how does she present an example to Miranda of how to deal with crisis?

Essay Topic 2

The mood in the novel changes from positive to negative. What is the overall mood in the novel? How does that affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Survival is a major theme in the novel. What types of things do people have to survive, and how does the struggle to survive bring out the best and the worst in people?

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