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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 food is Annemarie not supposed to eat?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Pork.
(c) Corn.
(d) Bread.

2. What new nickname does Miranda have for Julia?
(a) The J Factor.
(b) Swiss Miss.
(c) Stoolie Julie.
(d) Nerdie Gerdie.

3. What has been stolen from the sandwich shop?
(a) A bank deposit.
(b) A case of sodas.
(c) A ceramic bank.
(d) Cigarettes.

4. What does Louisa tell Miranda when Louisa comes to Miranda's apartment in Chapter 26?
(a) Louisa misses Miranda.
(b) Miranda's mother will be home late.
(c) She is having a Christmas party.
(d) Sal has been really sick.

5. Who is nearly hit by a truck in Chapter 45?
(a) Colin.
(b) Sal.
(c) Annemarie.
(d) Miranda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Annemarie, Miranda and Colin give a card to the owner of the sandwich shop?

2. What happens to Julia in Chapter 25?

3. What does Miranda give to a homeless man when she walks home from school in Chapter 33?

4. What item does Julia use to try to explain time travel to Miranda?

5. Who saves the person in #151?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Quack's reaction when he sees Marcus on the street?

2. What is the climax of the novel?

3. Why does Miranda start calling Julia "Swiss Miss"?

4. How do Miranda and her mother differ in their feelings about Miranda's mother marrying Richard?

5. What do Marcus and Julia attempt to explain to Miranda one day?

6. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Miranda's not telling Sal that he should no longer fear Marcus?

7. Why are Annemarie, Colin and Miranda fired from their jobs and what do they do to try to get them back?

8. How does the homeless man save Sal in Chapter 45?

9. What is the significance of the third note which Miranda finds in her coat pocket?

10. How does Miranda learn about Annemarie's disease?

(see the answer keys)

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