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

2. What does Miranda do after each of the meetings in #26?
(a) Creates a party menu.
(b) Writes a letter to the landlord.
(c) Meets with the accountant.
(d) Calls new tenants.

3. What does Miranda do when she is afraid of someone on the street?
(a) She asks the person what time it is.
(b) She crosses the street.
(c) She talks on her cell phone.
(d) She runs the other way.

4. Who got punched one day on the way home from school?
(a) Aggie.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Sal.
(d) Miranda.

5. Where does Miranda usually see Quack?
(a) At the library.
(b) In her building.
(c) Outside her building.
(d) At school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Miranda have in the sandwich shop?

2. Where has Miranda's mother hidden a key to the apartment?

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

4. Miranda's mother dates a man with what profession?

5. What causes Miranda and Sal to stop being friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the motif of time travel become introduced in the story?

2. What do Miranda and Richard do with Miranda's mother each evening?

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

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

5. Who is Sal and what is his role in Miranda's life?

6. What does Miranda's mother think is the only good thing about living in their apartment building?

7. Describe what happens when Miranda sees Sal get punched by a big boy on the street.

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

9. What does Miranda do when she encounters someone who frightens her?

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

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