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WorksheetsWhen You Reach Me Pages 1-38
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
What is the name of the protagonist in this story?
The Laughing Man
Miranda
Julia
Richard
Miranda states at the beginning of the book that she has to write a letter to someone explaining what happened. Who is she writing to?
Her future self
Anne Marie
Sal
We don't know yet - it's still a mystery at this point in the story.
Miranda's mom is going to be a contestant on what game show?
The 20,000 Dollar Pyramid
Jeopardy
The Price is Right
Wheel of Fortune
How does Miranda's mom get her supplies for practicing the game at home?
She goes to the Staples store
Sal's mom gets them for her
She steals them from work
Richard buys them for her
What happens to Sal one afternoon while he and Miranda are walking home from school?
He decides to walk home with his new girlfriend instead
He trips over the curb and bruises his face
He gets hit by a car
He gets punched by a kid in a green army jacket.
Reread the paragraph about Sal. What can we learn about Miranda and Sal's relationship through her memory?
Miranda and Sal used to go to daycare together but weren't really friends.
Miranda and Sal have know each other since they were small kids in daycare, but were never really close.
Miranda and Sal met as small kids in daycare, and were inseparable.
Why do people think the "laughing man" is crazy? (Select ALL that apply) (3)
He punches himself in the stomach
He mumbles "bookbag, pocketshoe."
He screams at cars going by
He makes sudden kicks into the street like he's trying to punt one of the cars.
He sleeps with his head under a mailbox.
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.
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.
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
In "Things that go Missing", Miranda claims to be a "latchkey kid". What is a latchkey kid?
A kid who lost their key.
A kid whose parents work and do not get home before school ends.
A kid with no parents.
A kid that has to stay at grandma's house until parents get off work.
In the Winner's Circle on 20,000 Pyramid what would the category be if the clues were, "a pillow, a cotton ball, and a kitten?"
Hard things
Bedtime things
Fluffy things
Things you put in your ear
In "Things You Wish For", Miranda calls her dad "nonexistent." What does she mean by this?
He is dead.
He is not in Miranda's life.
He is always at her house.
He is the world's best dad.
