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

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

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

4. Mibs is able to block out the voices of the tattoos when Samson ___________ her, according to the story.

5. The tattoos reveal to Mibs that the delivery man is a _________ and the children have only to ask for help to get it.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Fish do when he hears that Mibs is yelling at Will to stay away, according to the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Mibs' mother points out that while she always did things perfectly, that often meant she was lonely.

Part 1: Why do you think being perfect scares other people away?

Part 2: Would you want to be perfect in everything you did?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible for a person to be or to seem perfect?

Essay Topic 3

Mibs is made fun of by other girls who are her age, which upsets her, though she is accustomed to it.

Part 1: Why would other girls Mibs' age make fun of her?

Part 2: If Mibs went to school, do you think she would still have troubles with teasing?

Part 3: How do you think the teasing might impact Mibs?

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