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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mibs think is her savvy at this point in the story, and she tries to explain this to the others?
(a) Waking people up.
(b) Remembering tattoos.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Hearing voices.

2. What does Mibs remember about her father regarding the desire he had to build a _________ for the family.
(a) Porch swing.
(b) Pool.
(c) New room.
(d) Sunroom.

3. Who hopes no one will attend the party that Miss Rosemary is planning?
(a) Fish.
(b) Samson.
(c) Rocket.
(d) Mibs.

4. What did Grandpa make for Momma and Poppa once it was clear they were going to be married?
(a) A child.
(b) Six acres of land.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A new home.

5. What is Lester's last name, as revealed within the story when he asks the children where they are from?
(a) Bulldog.
(b) Racer.
(c) Swan.
(d) Smith.

6. Mibs is able to block out the voices of the tattoos when Samson ___________ her, according to the story.
(a) Whispers to.
(b) Sings to.
(c) Hits.
(d) Touches.

7. Why is Poppa in a coma, according to the story and according to the phone call?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Car accident.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Illness.

8. What is the age that Lill points out as being a tough age, when Lill and Mibs are talking together?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

9. Who does Mibs suddenly begin to cry for in the back of the bus, according to the story?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

10. Fish's concern for Mibs causes _________ in the area, according to the story.
(a) Tornadoes.
(b) Light bulbs to shatter.
(c) Thunderstorms.
(d) Small winds.

11. Mibs immediately begins to confide in Lill about her __________, according to the story.
(a) Savvy.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Father.
(d) Birthday.

12. Mibs wonders if all the __________ are simply just a sign of a mental disease that she didn't realize she'd had before.
(a) Tattoos.
(b) Voices in her head.
(c) Colors.
(d) Pens.

13. A _________ is an outstanding power that is given to every child in the Beaumont family on a particular birthday.
(a) Scrumble.
(b) Scumble.
(c) Savvy.
(d) Stellar.

14. Lester introduces himself as a ___________ who is helping the children see their sick father.
(a) Uncle.
(b) Family friend.
(c) Brother.
(d) Step father.

15. Where does Mibs hide after hearing words from the picture she's drawn on Will?
(a) Under a table.
(b) In a bathroom.
(c) Under the cot.
(d) In her bed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Miss Rosemary want to plan, though the others think it may be a bad idea?

3. Whose tattoo ends up telling Mibs that someone else is worried about Mibs and whether she is all right?

4. Grandpa actually claims to have created ___________, in one of his stories to others.

5. Who interrupts Mibs as she begins to tell Will about their powers and about the way they are different?

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