Show:
CHARACTERS
(both books)
PLOT
"When You Reach Me"
PLOT
"Moribito"
ELEMENTS/THEME
"When You Reach Me"
ELEMENTS/THEME
"Moribito"
100
What is Miranda's age?
She is twelve.
100
What appear in strange places?
Anonymous notes appear in strange places.
100
Where does Balsa take Chagum?
They go to a hut under the bridge and the misty blue mountains.
100
What does Miranda's mum mean by SSO's?
She means "Strawberry Shaped Objects."
100
Where does the book take place?
It takes place in Japan.
200
What is the real name of the "egg eater"?
His real name is Rarunga.
200
Why did Miranda write the word "truce"?
She wrote "truce" so she and Julia would stop fighting over AnnMarie.
200
Who guides the people in the Kingdom?
The Star Readers guide the people.
200
What is Miranda's favorite book?
Her favorite book is A Wrinkle in Time.
200
How did Toragai plan to defeat Rarunga?
She plans to defeat him with fire.
300
What is Miranda's mum's nickname for Richard?
His nickname is Mr. Perfect
300
What is the game Miranda's mum is trying to win?
She is trying to win the $20,000 Pyramid.
300
How did Torogai trick the hunters?
She made a clay doll and hypnotised them.
300
What is a clove hitch?
A clove hitch is a kind of knot.
300
What is the basic rule of the magic weavers?
The basic rule is: earth is stronger than water; fire is stronger than earth.
400
Why won't Miranda's mother buy grapes?
She won't buy grapes because of the way the grape pickers in California are treated.
400
Where does Miranda find the anonymous notes?
She finds them in her book, bag, pocket, and shoe.
400
What are two ways Chagum feels he has been trapped?
The two ways are: as a prince, because he was dependent on others, and as the Moribito.
400
Who is the magic thread?
Marcus, "the laughing man" is the magic thread.
400
What is the reason Balsa doesn't want to marry Tanda?
She has to save 8 lives to balance the 8 lives her stepfather took to protect her.
500
What two creatures does Rarunga look like?
Rarunga looks like he is part spider, part sea anemone.
500
What was Miranda surprised to find at school?
She was surprised to find a dentist's office at school.
500
Why did Balsa flee with Chagum?
Chagum’s mother (the 2nd Queen) wanted to protect her son as the King (Mikado) had tried to kill him.
500
What does Miranda's mum think we will see when "the veil is lifted"?
She thinks we will see beauty, cruelty, sadness and the way world really is.
500
What is the meaning of "Moribito"?
The water guardian and the one in whom the water egg will grow.