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

2. Whose tattoo continuously asks Mibs if she can guess what this character is thinking, according to the story?

3. Lester's voices fade whenever _______ smiles at him, Mibs notices, according to the story.

4. Who has a plan that will allow the children to avoid calling home, 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 Bobbi tell Mibs about Will after seeing that Will kisses Mibs in the pool, according to the book?

2. What happens when Mibs calls her parents to let them know she's all right, 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 Mibs ask Bobbi when she admits that she wants to kiss Rocket, according to the book?

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

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

7. Are Lester and Lill going to get into trouble for helping the children during their journey, according to the book?

8. What does Mibs realize about the police officer that looks a lot like Will, according to the book?

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

10. What does Mibs suddenly think in her mind when Bobbi enters the back room to check up on her, according to the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At times, the savvies of the children cause bad things to happen, according to the book.

Part 1: Why do you think savvies can create negative outcomes?

Part 2: How do you think the children can more easily control their savvies?

Part 3: Do you think it's a good idea to control an inherent power?

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

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?

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