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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The family decides to move to the middle of _____________ in order to avoid causing troubles for others around them.
(a) Michigan.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) The United States.
(d) Florida.

2. Who interrupts Mibs as she begins to tell Will about their powers and about the way they are different?
(a) Samson.
(b) Fish.
(c) Lester.
(d) Rocket.

3. Where was Lill going when she encountered a stall with her car, according to the story?
(a) Gas station.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Home.
(d) Work.

4. Mibs talks about how hard it is for the Beaumont family to make ________, since they have to mostly keep to themselves.
(a) Parties.
(b) Friends.
(c) Special events.
(d) Plans.

5. Who is going to take care of the children while Momma is away visiting Poppa, according to the story?
(a) No one.
(b) Fish.
(c) Miss Rosemary.
(d) Rocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hopes no one will attend the party that Miss Rosemary is planning?

2. Who is chastised for making fun of her mother as she is told she will need to attend the party?

3. What kind of bus catches Mibs' eye as she tries to make a plan to see her father?

4. A _________ is an outstanding power that is given to every child in the Beaumont family on a particular birthday.

5. Who grabs Mibs before she walks into her party and reminds her of the danger that might be present?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the women's voices in Mibs' head that are arguing, according to the book?

2. How does Mibs decide that she will get to Salina in order to help her father, according to the book?

3. Why has Miss Rosemary come to stay with the Beaumont family?

4. What does Will present to Mibs for her birthday present, according to the book?

5. What are the thoughts that keep Mibs awake at night during the story?

6. What had Mibs' mother told her about her savvy when she was much younger, according to the book?

7. What causes Lill to ask if the bus the children are on is a bus for misfit children, according to the book?

8. What happened as a result of Fish receiving his savvy when he turned thirteen, according to the book?

9. Where does Poppa like to take the children until he can build them one of their own, according to the book?

10. What does Mibs begin to worry about as she continues to hear things from others around her?

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