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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. How does Miranda feel about what happens to Julia in #93?

2. Who does not recognize Miranda in the hall at school?

3. What does the homeless man ask Annemarie about in Chapter 33?

4. What has been stolen from the sandwich shop?

5. What does Miranda ask Marcus in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Marcus and Julia attempt to explain to Miranda one day?

2. Where does Miranda find the fourth and final note from the stranger and what questions remain for her?

3. What is the significance of the third note which Miranda finds in her coat pocket?

4. How does Miranda change the way she views people after the way the sandwich shop owner treated Julia?

5. How does Miranda react to Julia's assertiveness in this section?

6. What is the climax of the novel?

7. What is the Quack's reaction when he sees Marcus on the street?

8. Why is Miranda happy when Julia is thrown out of the sandwich shop again?

9. Why are Annemarie, Colin and Miranda fired from their jobs and what do they do to try to get them back?

10. What does Miranda see scratched into the mailbox after the homeless man saves Sal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

WHEN YOU REACH ME is a classic science fiction and mystery novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of the novel. Does the author paint a complete picture for the reader? What, if anything, is missing?

Essay Topic 3

Miranda spends some alone time throughout the novel to contemplate her life. What does she think about? What conclusions does she arrive at? Explain why she is in a contemplative mood at this point in time.

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