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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bus catches Mibs' eye as she tries to make a plan to see her father?

2. What does Mibs decide to draw on Will when she receives a pen and doesn't have any paper?

3. Fish notes that no should know about his/her savvies except for ________ and those who might become family.

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

5. What is the name of Lester's mother, who takes up space on Lester as another tattoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the surprising news the children hear about the trip on the bus, according to the book?

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

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

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

10. What are the two tattoos that the delivery man has on his opposing arms, according to the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mibs wakes up on the morning of her birthday, not feeling any difference in her life or in her savvy.

Part 1: Why do you think Mibs is disappointed by not feeling her savvy immediately?

Part 2: If you were Mibs, would you want proof of your savvy immediately?

Part 3: How do you think Mibs would have responded if her savvy had appeared suddenly?

Essay Topic 2

Samson, though he does not have a savvy yet, can calm anyone he touches, even Mibs.

Part 1: Do you think the calming touch of Samson is his savvy?

Part 2: How do you think Samson's savvy will develop?

Part 3: Why do you think Samson is able to calm anyone down in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Miss Rosemary still tries to plan a party for Mibs on her birthday, according to the book.

Part 1: Why is the birthday party a good idea?

Part 2: Why is the birthday party a bad idea, as evidenced by the family's reaction to the plan?

Part 3: How do you think Miss Rosemary could plan a successful party?

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