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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 does Mibs think is her savvy at this point in the story, and she tries to explain this to the others?

2. Mibs has learned how to push away the voices of the __________ at school, so she approached the inner voices the same way.

3. Bobbi claims the bus is one that's for ________, and Lill says that she will fit right in, according to the story.

4. Who is going to go with mother to see Poppa in the hospital?

5. The Beaumonts' special powers are inherited by ___________, according to the story.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Bobbi's tattoo reveal to Mibs as she is formulating the plan, according to the book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mibs thinks that her savvy might be to wake people up, and she holds onto this idea for a while in the story.

Part 1: Why does Mibs decide that waking others up is her savvy?

Part 2: Do you think Mibs' savvy is something that she wants?

Part 3: How do you think you might react if you knew you had a savvy, but you weren't sure what it was?

Essay Topic 2

The deliveryman begins by arguing with the children, but then decides to help them when he hears their story.

Part 1: Why do you think the deliveryman is mad at the children?

Part 2: Do you think the deliveryman should have taken the children back home?

Part 3: How do you think the deliveryman could have helped the children, while still letting others know they were safe?

Essay Topic 3

The children find out that they are going to have to make several stops before getting to Salina, according to the book.

Part 1: Why are the children surprised to hear there are multiple stops?

Part 2: Why do the children suddenly realize they are going to get into a lot of trouble?

Part 3: Do you think the children should have tried to go home right then?

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