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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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 explains to Mibs about why the Beaumont children have their special powers, according to the story?

3. What does Mibs tell Will to do in order to help keep the voices from making her go crazy, according to the story?

4. Who talks to the other children in order to share that they are hungry and they need to eat?

5. Who dramatically declines to bandage the boys after all of the ruckus at the back of the bus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the two events that cause Mibs to think they might be related to her savvy, 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 does Fish remind Mibs of when it comes to telling others about their powers, according to the book?

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

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

8. Why does Mibs want to share the news about what she thinks her savvy is?

9. What has Lester offered to do for Lill Kiteley when she boards the bus, according to the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The deliveryman begins by arguing with the children, but then decides to help them when he hears their story.

Part 1: Why do you think the deliveryman is mad at the children?

Part 2: Do you think the deliveryman should have taken the children back home?

Part 3: How do you think the deliveryman could have helped the children, while still letting others know they were safe?

Essay Topic 2

Mibs wakes up on the morning of her birthday, not feeling any difference in her life or in her savvy.

Part 1: Why do you think Mibs is disappointed by not feeling her savvy immediately?

Part 2: If you were Mibs, would you want proof of your savvy immediately?

Part 3: How do you think Mibs would have responded if her savvy had appeared suddenly?

Essay Topic 3

The concept of a savvy is something that is exciting and confusing to readers.

Part 1: What do you think a savvy is and where does it come from?

Part 2: Why do you think certain people are given savvies in their lives?

Part 3: If you could choose your savvy, what would it be and why would you choose it?

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