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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 decides to grab Mibs and pull her underwater when they are in the pool?

2. Who has a plan that will allow the children to avoid calling home, according to the story?

3. Whose voices has been belittling Lester during the entire trip, according to the story?

4. Mibs had detected the voices getting _________ once Lill and Lester met, according to the story.

5. Who is finally able to control his/her savvy, allowing the children to become fast friends again?

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

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

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

5. What is Mibs furious about having to hear during the entire trip, according to the book?

6. How does Mibs explain her savvy to Fish when he asks her about it in the diner, according to the book?

7. What happens to cause silence to spread over the children and that makes Lill concerned, according to the book?

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

9. What happens to Mibs when she first walks into the diner, according to the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mibs notices that she is upset when others begin to look at Will, according to the book.

Part 1: Why might Mibs be upset that other girls are looking at Will?

Part 2: Is Mibs' reaction normal for a girl her age?

Part 3: Do you think that Mibs likes Will as more than just a friend?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Samson, though he does not have a savvy yet, can calm anyone he touches, even Mibs.

Part 1: Do you think the calming touch of Samson is his savvy?

Part 2: How do you think Samson's savvy will develop?

Part 3: Why do you think Samson is able to calm anyone down in the story?

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