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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. What television show does Miranda's mother enjoy?

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

3. What grade is Marcus in?

4. What does Miranda discover when she comes home from school one day?

5. From whom does Miranda receive the notes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miranda think she is named after?

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

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

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

5. What is one of the things Miranda's mother would like to do with the money if she should win at the game show?

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

7. What has Miranda not noticed about Sal's behavior lately that might indicate that he wanted to withdraw from her for awhile?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of the novel. Does the author paint a complete picture for the reader? What, if anything, is missing?

Essay Topic 2

The author begins the story in the present day and tells the story through a series of flashbacks. Why did she choose to tell her story this way? In what way is a flashback technique more interesting for a reader? In what ways is it more complicated?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Richard. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Richard?

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