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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. In Chapter 17, what do Miranda and her mother do while Matt and Jonny remove snow from the sunroom roof?

2. What does Miranda's family have for dessert on Christmas day?

3. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 21?

4. On January 11, how often does Miranda give her families cold remedies and a sponge bath?

5. In Chapter 20, how long does Miranda go skiing by herself in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Miranda eats food from the pantry?

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

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

4. What does Miranda get from the school when she gathers things to homeschool?

5. Where was Brandon Erlich when the asteroid hit and how did he get home?

6. What reason does Miranda give her mom for homeschooling, and how does her mother react?

7. What happens on Christmas eve?

8. In Chapter 19, what does Miranda learn when she goes to the hospital?

9. What do Miranda and Jonny do when Matt takes so long to come back from the post office in Chapter 17?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miranda tells the story in the novel from diary entries. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Miranda’s point of view and from diary entries. How does viewing the events from Miranda’s point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Everyone has to make sacrifices in order to survive. How do various characters make sacrifices, how do sacrifices reveal character, and how does the theme of sacrifice play out in the novel?

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