When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Chapters 1-15)

What point of view is this story told in and who’s the main character? 

• It is told in second-person point of view and the main character is Sal.

• It is told in third-person point of view and the main character is Miranda.

• It is told in first-person point of view and the main character is the Laughing Man.

• It is told in first-person point of view and the main character is Miranda.

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Why does Miranda’s mom need to win the game show? 

• The family needs money to move to a new city.

• Because her mom hates working and if she wins, she doesn’t have to work anymore.

• Miranda's dad is sick and needs an operation.

• She thinks it would be fun to be on a game show and win.

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What did Miranda and her mom hide?

• Miranda's favorite book

• extra money in case of an emergency

•  a key to their apartment

• answers for the game show

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How did Miranda meet Sal?

• He was her science lab partner at school.

• When Miranda moved to the apartment she met Sal because he helped them move items into their new place.

• Sal helped Miranda with a bully situation she had.

• She and her mom had just moved into the apartment and that same day they met Louisa holding Sal.

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Describe the crazy man on the corner?

• kicks in the street, shakes his fists, yells crazy stuff, sleeps with his had under a mailbox

• likes to sing songs from musicals, yells Bible verses at trashcans, sleeps under a mailbox

• clean kept, always eating a sandwich, gives people compliments when they pass by

• his mouth is full of fillings, always wears black, asks anyone who passes for water

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What’s the consequence of Sal getting punched?

• Marcus gets expelled from school

• Sal beats him up and tell everyone about it

• it ended Miranda and Sal's friendship

• Sal and Miranda become best friends

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When Miranda comes across a stranger she asks them if they have the ________ so they know she sees them.

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How did Miranda deal with the bully who followed her home?

• She ran away and told her mom what happened.

• She asked him what time it was and then ran home to her mom.

• She realized he is very nice and invited him to lunch.

• She asked him what time it was and then realized she wasn't scared of him.

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Miranda asked Annemarie if she wanted to have lunch together because she overheard __________ tell Annemarie that she wouldn't eat lunch with her for the rest of the week.

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Why was it important that Louisa writes down notes from the game show?

• So Miranda's mom can memorize the answers to the game show.

• So that Miranda's mom can practice just how it will be when she gets on the show.

• So Miranda can practice for her upcoming test at school.

• Miranda's mom needs to qualify to be on the $25,000 Pyramid.

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