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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. Being ________ often means that a person will be lonely, as no one wants to be friends with someone who has no flaws.

2. Why is Poppa in a coma, according to the story and according to the phone call?

3. Where does Lester promise to drive Lill when she is taken onto the bus, according to the story?

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

5. Who is the person that helps Fish reign in his savvy, with just a single touch, according to the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What surprises the children when they are finally all in the bus together?

4. What are the two events that cause Mibs to think they might be related to her savvy, according to the book?

5. How do Fish and Rocket respond to the news about their father, according to the book?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mibs begins to experience her savvy when she sees pictures or tattoos, according to the book.

Part 1: How would you describe the savvy of Mibs?

Part 2: Do you think you would want the savvy that Mibs has?

Part 3: Why do you think Mibs doesn't understand her savvy at first?

Essay Topic 2

The children decide to get into a truck in order to get to Salina, according to the book.

Part 1: Why do you think the children all decide to go along with Mibs?

Part 2: Do you think it's a wise idea to get into a stranger's truck?

Part 3: How do you think the children could have gotten to Salina another way?

Essay Topic 3

The savvies that are given to the children don't arrive until the children are 13, according to the book.

Part 1: Why are savvies not given to children until they are 13?

Part 2: Do you think children could use their savvies at a younger age? An older age?

Part 3: What do you think the perfect age for receiving special powers might be? Why?

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