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

2. Who explains to Mibs about why the Beaumont children have their special powers, according to the story?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

3. Mibs talks about how hard it is for the Beaumont family to make ________, since they have to mostly keep to themselves.
(a) Plans.
(b) Friends.
(c) Parties.
(d) Special events.

4. Who scratches at Fish as they try to defend Mibs during this scene of the story?
(a) Samson.
(b) Bobbi.
(c) Lester.
(d) Mibs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the type of tattoo that Mibs' father has, as she recalls in this section of the story?

2. Lester introduces himself as a ___________ who is helping the children see their sick father.

3. Who is going to take care of the children while Momma is away visiting Poppa, according to the story?

4. Who dramatically declines to bandage the boys after all of the ruckus at the back of the bus?

5. Mibs is upset with her father because he has ruined her _________, though she eventually sees how selfish this is.

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Lill to ask if the bus the children are on is a bus for misfit children, according to the book?

2. What has Lester offered to do for Lill Kiteley when she boards the bus, according to the book?

3. What does the family think is a bad idea, though they don't say anything about it, according to the book?

4. What happened as a result of Fish receiving his savvy when he turned thirteen, according to the book?

5. How does Mibs decide that she will get to Salina in order to help her father, according to the book?

6. What happens when Mibs hears words from the drawing on Will's hand, according to the book?

7. What are the two events that cause Mibs to think they might be related to her savvy, according to the book?

8. Why has Miss Rosemary come to stay with the Beaumont family?

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

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

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