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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes back into the diner in order to get the pie that Samson really wanted, according to the story?
(a) Will.
(b) Lester.
(c) Mibs.
(d) Rocket.

2. Where are power outages occurring, according to the news report on the small TV in the back of the diner?
(a) No where.
(b) Topeka.
(c) In town.
(d) Salina.

3. Many of the truckers and the patrons at the diner have _________, which cause Mibs to feel overwhelmed.
(a) Trucks.
(b) Pens.
(c) Tattoos.
(d) Papers.

4. Whose ink is finally washed off, which causes Mibs to feel relieved, according to the story?
(a) Samson's.
(b) Hers.
(c) Will's.
(d) Bobbi's.

5. What does Lill talk to Lester about in order to calm him down about the situation?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Finding a new job.
(c) Running his own business.
(d) Buying a home.

6. Mibs does point out that Bobbi's being a _________ might cause her to prove she isn't a good two shoes all the time.
(a) Pastor's daughter.
(b) Single girl.
(c) Good girl.
(d) Wife.

7. Whose death was the worst thing that ever happened to Mibs before her father's injury?
(a) Aunt's.
(b) Grandmother's.
(c) Uncle's.
(d) Grandfather's.

8. Who rushes off to tell Will the truth about the Beaumonts, according to the story?
(a) Lill.
(b) Bobbi.
(c) Lester.
(d) Fish.

9. _________ realizes that in any situation, good and bad are mixed up together, according to the story.
(a) Mibs.
(b) Lill.
(c) Will.
(d) Fish.

10. What does Mibs leave for the homeless man, hearing his cries of anguish as she walks by?
(a) Pen.
(b) Paper.
(c) Pie.
(d) Food.

11. Who decides to grab Mibs and pull her underwater when they are in the pool?
(a) Lester.
(b) Will.
(c) Bobbi.
(d) Lill.

12. Who is finally able to control his/her savvy, allowing the children to become fast friends again?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Mibs.
(c) Rocket.
(d) Fish.

13. There is a ___________ report on the TV, which causes the children to realize just how serious their disappearance is.
(a) Budget.
(b) Weather.
(c) Missing children.
(d) Town Hall.

14. Who asks about the black eye and the scratches on the children during this chaotic scene?
(a) No one.
(b) Momma.
(c) Poppa.
(d) Paramedics.

15. Who is blowing a strong storm in the alley when Mibs is thinking about her mother?
(a) Rocket.
(b) Samson.
(c) No one.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children are on the bus during the main part of this story?

2. What does Will do that he admits his father cannot do, according to the story?

3. What does Lester lament having to do in the morning, according to the story?

4. What does Mibs put on and then suddenly take off, according to the story?

5. Mibs looks out the window and thinks to herself that it is time for Poppa to ___________.

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