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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. Mibs explains to the delivery man that they only need a ride to __________.
(a) Samoa.
(b) Salina.
(c) Topeka.
(d) Chicago.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mibs suddenly begin to cry for in the back of the bus, according to the story?

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

3. What is the color of the flower that Mibs pins to her dress, according to the story?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fish remind Mibs of when it comes to telling others about their powers, according to the book?

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

4. What does Mibs say to Miss Rosemary in order to talk her out of planning the party?

5. What was the savvy of Grandpa that was displayed during Rocket's thirteenth birthday, according to the book?

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

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

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

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

10. What happened after Rocket felt ill while carrying the jars of songs, according to the book?

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