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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. Who is going to go with mother to see Poppa in the hospital?
(a) Fish.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Samson.
(d) Rocket.

2. How old does a child have to be in the Beaumont family in order to receive his/her savvy?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.

3. Who hopes no one will attend the party that Miss Rosemary is planning?
(a) Rocket.
(b) Mibs.
(c) Fish.
(d) Samson.

4. Who wakes up suddenly on the morning of Mibs' birthday party, according to the story?
(a) Rocket.
(b) Fish.
(c) Samson.
(d) Gypsy.

5. Mibs is able to block out the voices of the tattoos when Samson ___________ her, according to the story.
(a) Hits.
(b) Sings to.
(c) Whispers to.
(d) Touches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lill notices some of the children are injured and asks if this is a bus for ___________, according to the story.

2. Who is the member of the family who does not have a savvy and never will?

3. Mibs talks about how hard it is for the Beaumont family to make ________, since they have to mostly keep to themselves.

4. Mibs explains to the delivery man that they only need a ride to __________.

5. Mibs has learned how to push away the voices of the __________ at school, so she approached the inner voices the same way.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the surprising news the children hear about the trip on the bus, according to the book?

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

4. What happened after Rocket felt ill while carrying the jars of songs, according to the book?

5. What was the savvy of Grandpa that was displayed during Rocket's thirteenth birthday, according to the book?

6. What are the two tattoos that the delivery man has on his opposing arms, according to the book?

7. What does Mibs say to Miss Rosemary in order to talk her out of planning the party?

8. Why is Mibs self-conscious about the dress she is wearing, even though Lill compliments her on it, according to the book?

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

10. What does the family find out during a phone call in the middle of dinnertime, according to the book?

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