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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 causes Miranda and Sal to stop being friends?
(a) Sal got punched.
(b) Miranda wants a girl for a friend.
(c) Sal is in love.
(d) Miranda does not want to go steady.

2. What is the time period for WHEN YOU REACH ME?
(a) Late 1970s.
(b) Mid 1950s.
(c) Early 1960s.
(d) 2000.

3. What is Annemarie's father's profession?
(a) Medical illustrator.
(b) Author.
(c) Talk show host.
(d) Professor.

4. At what time of day was the show in #2 broadcast?
(a) Saturday afternoon.
(b) Weekday mornings.
(c) Sunday mornings.
(d) Weekday evenings.

5. What meeting is held each month in the apartment building?
(a) A tenants meeting.
(b) A safety meeting.
(c) A budget meeting.
(d) A hospitality meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who convinces a sandwich shop owner to give jobs to Colin, Miranda and Annemarie?

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

3. Miranda always carries around a book about ___________________.

4. How does Miranda think her mother can get a lot of money?

5. What does Miranda's mother take from her job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Miranda's mother's situation regarding her job and personal life.

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

3. Describe Miranda's encounter with the boy who punched Sal the day after Sal was hurt.

4. Where does Miranda find the first note and what is its content?

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

6. What does Miranda compare the game show postcard to in Chapter 1?

7. What is Miranda's job when she helps out in the school office?

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

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

10. What is the ceramic bank and what does it contain?

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