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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. How old is Miranda when she and her family move to Massachusetts?

2. How many houses are on the street where the Browne's will live in Garnet?

3. What sport did Miranda play in New York?

4. What color hair does Iris Kramer have?

5. What did Miranda's father teach at the city college in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. At lunch, what do Helen and Philip tell Miranda about their neighbors in Chapter 3?

2. What does Miranda see when she returns to the attic after lunch in Chapter 2?

3. How are things going for the Brownes by the end of their first week in the new house?

4. Why does Mrs. Wainwright call Miranda a late starter?

5. What does Andrew Kramer say about the house and how his family came to own it?

6. What once happened, which Miranda struggles to remember?

7. What does Miranda learn about the family that broke into the attic?

8. How does the scene in the dollhouse change in Chapter 3 when Miranda's parents call her?

9. In Chapter 2, who comes to the attic after the first person Miranda sees there disappears?

10. What does Miranda find in the attic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Verisimilitude ensures that even a story that has magical elements is rooted in reality and plausible. How does Reiss create a believable world in Time Windows?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Reiss use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors and similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors and similes help make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

Tension is a literary device designed to evoke readers' emotions. How does Reiss create tension in various scenes in Time Windows? How does the use of tension add stimulation and excitement to the story?

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