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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. How many blue books does Miranda take and hide under her belt in Chapter 11?
(a) A box.
(b) Half a dozen.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 21, what color does Miranda see after she discovers the post office is closed and she sinks down onto the ground?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

3. What is the temperature on September 6?
(a) 23.
(b) 17.
(c) 40.
(d) 39.

4. What does Miranda find at Mrs. Nesbitt's that she hopes to give Jonny for Christmas?
(a) Baseball cards.
(b) Baseball bat.
(c) Cleats.
(d) Baseball glove.

5. In Chapter 13, what day of the week is the library open?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day does Miranda's mother regain consciousness?

2. In Chapter 11, where do students think that the president and national government have gone?

3. When does the natural gas run out?

4. How many shovels does Miranda's family find in the garage in Chapter 17?

5. What time does Miranda get up at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on Christmas eve?

2. How does Miranda care for her family when they are sick in Chapter 19?

3. What is happening with the library and the librarian on October 3?

4. On October 26, what does Miranda say about chores she has to do?

5. On December 7, when are the only times that anyone from the family gets outside?

6. On February 12, what does Miranda's mother fry for lunch and how does Miranda describe the food?

7. What does Miranda discover in town in Chapter 21?

8. What does Peter say about Miranda's mother's injury?

9. What does Miranda find in one of Mrs. Nesbitt's cupboards in Chapter 16 that she wants to give to her mother as a present?

10. Why does Miranda decide to have her mother cut her hair in Chapter 14?

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