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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 type of television show is the show in #2?
(a) Reality show.
(b) Soap opera.
(c) Documentary.
(d) Game show.

2. Why did the person in #39 get punched?
(a) For tripping him.
(b) For shouting an obscenity.
(c) For no reason.
(d) For flirting with his girl.

3. Who hosted the show in #2?
(a) Regis Philbin.
(b) Bob Barker.
(c) Dick Clark.
(d) Meredieth Viera.

4. What does Miranda ask the big boy who comes up behind her on the street?
(a) Where he got his shoes.
(b) If he will leave her alone.
(c) What time it is.
(d) If she knows him.

5. Who is Miranda's mother's friend who lives in the apartment building?
(a) Cecilia.
(b) Justine.
(c) Maria.
(d) Louisa.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Colin, Miranda and Annemarie work at the shop?

2. Why could Miranda's mother not finish her university education?

3. Even though Miranda's mother is close to Richard she refuses to give him ___________________.

4. What does Miranda's mother say is the only good thing about their apartment?

5. What has Miranda been asked to do in one of the mystery notes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Miranda's mother's relationship with Richard?

2. Why is Miranda startled upon returning home from school one day?

3. Why is Miranda's mother so sad about her life?

4. What are the two notes that Miranda finds and why are they so unsettling for Miranda?

5. Who is Quack and how does Miranda know him?

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

7. Describe Annemarie's father and the special attention he provides for his daughter.

8. Who is Colin and what job does he get for himself, Miranda and Annemarie?

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

10. What does Miranda think she is named after?

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