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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. Where does Jonny find a cane in Chapter 13?

2. What painting does Mrs. Nesbitt want Matt to have when she dies?

3. How many students are in the high school group in Chapter 11?

4. On December 13, what time of day does Miranda's family decide to eat their one meal?

5. What is the temperature on September 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Miranda's family have for Christmas dinner?

3. What does Miranda's family have to eat for Matt's birthday dinner?

4. What wakes Miranda and her family on February 22?

5. What does Miranda wear and have to try to stay warm on September 6?

6. What plans does Mrs. Nesbitt want Miranda to follow when Mrs. Nesbitt dies?

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

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

9. What happens on Christmas eve?

10. What happens in Chapter 13 when Miranda goes to the hospital to get Peter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hard decisions have to be made in order to survive. What decisions does Miranda’s mother make that seem selfish, but are required to survive? Why is selfishness a survival skill?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Survival is a major theme in the novel. What types of things do people have to survive, and how does the struggle to survive bring out the best and the worst in people?

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