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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. Bobbi tells Mibs to take things ___________ when it comes to an older boy, according to the story.

2. Who is blowing a strong storm in the alley when Mibs is thinking about her mother?

3. Who does Lill point out is probably not in, as she takes Mibs to a back room in order to lie down?

4. Who points out that the children are in very deep trouble, according to the story?

5. Mother explains that a person will need to _______ his/her savvy in order to learn to control it.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mibs tell Fish when he rises as he smells a larger body of water, according to the book?

2. Where does Lester choose to sleep when they have finally secured two rooms at a hotel, according to the book?

3. What happens as a result of Ozzie seeing the children on the news report in the diner, according to the book?

4. What does Lill suggest the children do once she learns the truth about their travels, according to the book?

5. What is the reason that Mibs gives for Lester not listening to Carlene anymore, according to the book?

6. What does it mean that a person needs to scumble a savvy, according to Mibs' mother?

7. What happens after the paramedics arrive on the scene and talk with the children, according to the book?

8. What does Lester tell Lill about Carlene and about the future of their relationship, according to the book?

9. What does Bobbi tell Mibs about Will after seeing that Will kisses Mibs in the pool, according to the book?

10. What happens when Mibs calls her parents to let them know she's all right, according to the book?

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

Mibs thinks that her savvy might be to wake people up, and she holds onto this idea for a while in the story.

Part 1: Why does Mibs decide that waking others up is her savvy?

Part 2: Do you think Mibs' savvy is something that she wants?

Part 3: How do you think you might react if you knew you had a savvy, but you weren't sure what it was?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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