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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 has a plan that will allow the children to avoid calling home, according to the story?
(a) Bobbi.
(b) Mibs.
(c) Will.
(d) Samson.

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

3. What does Lester lament having to do in the morning, according to the story?
(a) Delivery.
(b) Bring the children home.
(c) Read a book.
(d) Go to church.

4. Who does Bobbi call when she is supposed to be calling home, according to the story?
(a) Her teacher.
(b) Herself.
(c) The boy's room.
(d) Her uncle.

5. Mibs explains to ________ about her ability to hear what drawings are telling her by demonstrating it.
(a) Rocket.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Fish.
(d) Samson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mibs learn about the tattoo that Bobbi has, which explains why she can't hear it anymore?

2. Who is finally able to control his/her savvy, allowing the children to become fast friends again?

3. Who is going to take the children to Salina, according to the story?

4. Who points out that the children are in very deep trouble, according to the story?

5. Who is able to mimic her mother's voice well and fools Lill when she does so?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Lester choose to sleep when they have finally secured two rooms at a hotel, according to the book?

2. What happens after Will decides to kiss Mibs when they're in the pool together, according to the book?

3. What are some of the ways that the savvies were revealed when the family gathered for grandmother's funeral, according to the book?

4. What happens to cause silence to spread over the children and that makes Lill concerned, according to the book?

5. What does Bobbi tell Mibs about Will after seeing that Will kisses Mibs in the pool, according to the book?

6. What is the reason that Mibs gives for Lester not listening to Carlene anymore, according to the book?

7. What happens when Mibs calls her parents to let them know she's all right, according to the book?

8. What does Mibs do for the homeless man when she encounters him again, according to the book?

9. What does Mibs realize about the police officer that looks a lot like Will, according to the book?

10. What happens after the paramedics arrive on the scene and talk with the children, according to the book?

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