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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. How many times was the person in #39 punched?

2. Where does the person in #50 ask Miranda to go?

3. Who is Miranda's current best friend?

4. Who is Richard?

5. What is Miranda looking at which has come in the mail from TV show producers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Marcus and what is his opinion on the book that Miranda always carries with her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Miranda and Julia. Both girls had and have influence over Annemarie but have their hold on her in very different ways. Why are their differences classic examples of conflict in drama? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?

Essay Topic 2

Rebecca Stead is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Rebecca Stead's writing style. How is she different from other writers of her time? What are some of her characteristic writing techniques? Identify some examples of her style in WHEN YOU REACH ME.

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