Vocabulary
Characters
Life Before
Changes
Town and School
100
Which word means to destroy many? A. catastrophic B. decimate C. disconcerting
B. decimate
100
Which character is keeping the journal?
Miranda
100
Why doesn't Matt live at home?
He is away at college.
100
Name at least two things that changed when the meteor hit.
no electricity, gas got really expensive, no food in stores, no internet or TV, no cell phones,
100
What scares Miranda when she goes into town?
She sees the gang of boys with guns breaking into places.
200
Which word means to wish for happiness they once had? A. jubilant B. sympathize C. nostalgic
C. nostalgic
200
What is the name of Miranda's two brothers?
Matt and Jonny
200
Where is Jonny excited to go during the summer?
baseball camp
200
Miranda hangs out with Dan at the pond. Where does he say he would take her if they were still in school?
prom
200
When Miranda goes to the police station what does she find?
The doors are locked and no one is there?
300
Which word best completes this sentence? After getting hit on the head he was not _____________? A. coveted B. coherent C. jubilant
B. coherent
300
What is the name of the character who acts like a grandma to them? She lives next door.
Mrs. Nesbitt
300
Before the meteor hits all of Miranda's school assignments center around what topic?
the moon
300
Name one not so good thing Miranda does that shows she is changing?
steals notebooks from the school, eats a whole bag of chocolate chips that mom was saving for Matt's birthday
300
Name at least two changes that happen when school begins in the fall.
Only goes from 9-2, no busses, no lunch, have to choose from only two schools, choice of whether to go or get homeschooled
400
What word would best complete this sentence? It was _______ when I saw the little boy steal in the store. A. disconcerting B. attrition C. benevolence
A. disconcerting
400
Which character leaves town with a 40 year old man even though she is only a teenager?
Sammi
400
What state is the story taking place in?
Pennsylvania
400
Who does mom think is most important now?
the family
400
When Miranda goes to the hospital to get Peter after her mother falls why can't she talk to him?
The guards at the hospital won't let her in.
500
Which vocabulary word is a noun? A. hoard B. decimate C. invalid
C. invalid
500
Who is the character that starves herself to death?
Megan
500
At the beginning of the book dad asks Miranda a question. What was it?
He asks her to be the baby's godmother.
500
What is one way the moon changed after it was hit?
it moved closer to the Earth, it was tilted, it was only a three-quarter moon
500
What kind of list is hung in town?
a list of the dead
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