Life As We Knew It - Chapter 5

What did Miranda get for lunch at school?

• Canned vegetables and chicken

• Canned vegetables and tuna

• Tuna sandwich

• Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Why is Mom skipping breakfast?

• She wants the food to last.

• She is on a diet.

• She is secretly giving away her breakfast.

• She wants to lose some weight.

What treat did Mrs. Nesbitt bring to Miranda's house?

• A bowl of fruit

• Two eggs

• A can of mixed fruit

• Two potatoes

What was Mrs. Nesbitt's job when she had not retired?

• Nurse

• Teacher

• Lawyer

• Secretary

Why does Miranda consider school a waste of time?

• She only eats peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

• She only has two classes: English and History.

• She only has two classes: English and French.

• She only has two classes: French and History.

Why isn't Mom as generous as she used to be?

• She thinks that they will need everything they have to keep warm in winter.

• She thinks that everyone has enough goods in their house.

• She thinks people are taking advantage of other people's goods.

• She thinks people should share what they have.

Why is Mom worried about winter? Select all that apply.

• The natural gas company cannot guarantee there will be gas in the winter.

• Heating oil is running out and they are not getting any.

• Electricity is off most of the time so they cannot have electric heat.

• People are wasting all the resources.

Why did the school year end two weeks earlier?

• The students did not want to go to school.

• The parents did not want to send their children to school.

• The school was running out of bread to give them sandwiches for lunch.

• The teachers wanted to have longer vacation.

Why does Miranda like Miller's Pond?

• She likes to swim there in the summer.

• She likes it because no one goes there.

• She likes it because it is very quiet.

• She like to fish there in the summer.