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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 does Sal do alone after school?

2. What grade is Miranda in?

3. Whose mother wants to appear on the show in #2?

4. What television show does Miranda's mother enjoy?

5. What does Miranda ask the big boy who comes up behind her on the street?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Miranda's encounter with the boy who punched Sal the day after Sal was hurt.

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

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

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

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

8. Who is the main character of WHEN YOU REACH ME?

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

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

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

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Miranda's life. Where will she be living? Who will be present in her life? Will she have had any more experiences with time travel? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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