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When You Reach Me

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to Miranda, when did her friendship with Sal end?
a)
The day she kissed Colin.
b)
The day her mom got mad at Louisa.
c)
The day Sal got punched.
d)
The day she went to lunch with Annemarie.
2.

Where did Miranda find the notes?

a)

the bag of rolls

b)

her coat pocket

c)

her library book

d)

all of the above

3.
What was one thing Annmarie and Miranda did NOT have in common?
a)
their teacher
b)
their working moms
c)
their taste in fashion
d)
their families' financial situations
4.
Why did the three friends quit working at Jimmy's?
a)
Jimmy thought they stole his Fred Flintstone bank.
b)
They were tired of cheese sandwiches.
c)
Jimmy made a racist comment about Julia.
d)
They were always late getting back to class.
5.
Why did Sal run into the street?
a)
He thought Marcus was chasing him.
b)
He had on head phones and wasn't paying attention.
c)
He was running away from Miranda.
d)
He thought the laughing man was chasing him.
6.
Why did the laughing man do random kicks in the street?
a)
He was crazy.
b)
He was practicing for kicking Sal out of the way.
c)
He was once a famous soccer player.
d)
He planned to get Marcus back for punching Sal.
7.
Who was writing notes to Miranda?
a)
the laughing man
b)
Annemarie
c)
Sal
d)
Colin
8.
Whose picture did Miranda find under the mailbox?
a)
an older Miranda
b)
a younger Marcus
c)
a younger Sal
d)
an older Julia
9.
What did Miranda and Marcus's conversations about time travel foreshadow?
a)
Marcus's great intelligence
b)
Miranda's love of A Wrinkle in Time
c)
Marcus would fall in love with Julia.
d)
Marcus would eventually achieve time travel.
10.
What was the climax of the story?
a)
the death of the laughing man
b)
Colin kissed Miranda
c)
Annemarie's birthday party
d)
Marcus punching Sal
11.
What happened last?
a)
Miranda and her mom gave Richard a key to their apartment.
b)
Miranda's mom won some money on a game show.
c)
Miranda prepared to deliver her letter.
d)
The laughing man died.
12.

Why did Marcus punch Sal?

a)

because he was mad at him

b)

because he wanted to see what would happen

c)

because he owed him money

13.

Who did the laughing man come back to save?

a)

Sal

b)

Marcus

c)

Miranda

14.

Why does Jimmy think Julia stole the bank?

a)

Because Miranda told him that she did

b)

Because she is African American

c)

Because she confessed to him that she stole it

d)

Because he saw her take it

15.

Who really stole Jimmy's Fred Flinstone bank?

a)

Colin

b)

Annemarie

c)

Sal

d)

The Laughing Man

16.

Why did Sal want to take a break from being friends with Miranda?

a)

He wanted to have other friends because he didn’t have any

b)

Miranda hurt his feelings by hanging out with Marcus

c)

Sal realized that he had a "crush" on Miranda

d)

Miranda was mean to Sal

17.

What are the 4 words written on the mailbox?

a)

book, bag, purse, shoe

b)

book, bag, pocket, shoe

c)

book, sack, purse, shoe

d)

book, knapsack, bank, shoe

18.

What do Miranda and Richard give to Miranda's mother?

a)

New clothes

b)

Law school applications

c)

A car

d)

A stereo

19.
What did Miranda and Marcus's conversations about time travel foreshadow?
a)
Marcus's great intelligence
b)
Miranda's love of A Wrinkle in Time
c)
Marcus would fall in love with Julia.
d)
Marcus would eventually achieve time travel.
20.

What is the lesson(s) that the book teaches you?

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