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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who admits to Mibs in her voices that she was the one who threw the dog to the side of the road?
(a) No one.
(b) Carlene.
(c) Lill.
(d) Rhonda.

2. When Bobbi is bored, she kicks Fish, which causes him to lose control of his savvy and ___________.
(a) Do nothing.
(b) Blow out the radiator.
(c) Turn invisible.
(d) Create winds.

3. The tattoos reveal to Mibs that the delivery man is a _________ and the children have only to ask for help to get it.
(a) Kid person.
(b) Father.
(c) Mean person.
(d) Softy.

4. When did Mibs' father get the tattoo on his arm, according to the way the story is told?
(a) Last week.
(b) When he was in a camp.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

5. Who confessed to Mibs that while she was not perfect, she just had a knack for getting everything right?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Lill.
(c) Momma.
(d) Bobbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mibs remember about her father regarding the desire he had to build a _________ for the family.

2. Who finally wipes away the ink that's on Will's hand, realizing that's what Mibs wanted all along?

3. What kind of tattoo does Bobbi have, which causes Mibs to think about her differently?

4. Mibs talks about how hard it is for the Beaumont family to make ________, since they have to mostly keep to themselves.

5. Mibs is able to block out the voices of the tattoos when Samson ___________ her, according to the story.

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Mibs' mother told her about her savvy when she was much younger, according to the book?

2. What does Will present to Mibs for her birthday present, according to the book?

3. Where does Poppa like to take the children until he can build them one of their own, according to the book?

4. Why does Mibs want to share the news about what she thinks her savvy is?

5. What does Mibs begin to worry about as she continues to hear things from others around her?

6. How do Fish and Rocket respond to the news about their father, according to the book?

7. What does Fish do when he hears that Mibs is yelling at Will to stay away, according to the book?

8. What surprises the children when they are finally all in the bus together?

9. What are the thoughts that keep Mibs awake at night during the story?

10. How did Poppa first learn about savvies when he was with the children's mother, according to the book?

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