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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 Miranda fix for dinner on Mother's Day?

2. In Chapter 4, how much time does Miranda's mother allow Miranda and Jonny to each have on the Internet?

3. When is Miranda's birthday?

4. On June 3, what is served for lunch at school?

5. Where does Miranda's grandmother live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it good for Jonny to go to baseball camp?

2. What do Miranda and Dan share about their grandparents in Chapter 6?

3. What do Miranda and her family do for Jonny's birthday?

4. Why does Peter think that Miranda should stop swimming in Chapter 8?

5. What does the NBC anchorman report about the damage that happened after the mood was hit by the asteroid?

6. Who is Brandon Erlich?

7. What does Miranda learn when her father calls in Chapter 1?

8. What does the moon look like after it is hit by the asteroid?

9. What does Miranda witness and learn on August 29?

10. What happens when a thunderstorm begins on May 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The world changes after the asteroid hits. How does civilization break down, and how does that affect the decisions and choices that people make?

Essay Topic 2

Miranda and her family vacillate between hope and despair. In what way does the family find hope even in the bleakest of circumstances, and how does hope affect their ability to survive?

Essay Topic 3

People have different reactions to life after the asteroid hits. How do various people, especially those in Miranda’s family, react to the crisis? What do their reactions reveal about them and their ability to survive?

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