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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. What is the kind of pie that Samson requests when they arrive at the diner?

2. Who is going to take care of the children while Momma is away visiting Poppa, according to the story?

3. How old does a child have to be in the Beaumont family in order to receive his/her savvy?

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

5. Lill points out that ________ is quite the catch, according to her opinion when talking with Mibs.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fish do when he hears that Mibs is yelling at Will to stay away, according to the book?

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

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

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

6. What happened after Rocket felt ill while carrying the jars of songs, 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 does Mibs begin to worry about as she continues to hear things from others around her?

9. What happens when Mibs hears words from the drawing on Will's hand, according to the book?

10. What is the special event for which Mibs is waiting in the first few pages of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mibs' mother points out that while she always did things perfectly, that often meant she was lonely.

Part 1: Why do you think being perfect scares other people away?

Part 2: Would you want to be perfect in everything you did?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible for a person to be or to seem perfect?

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

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?

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