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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. Mibs begins to wonder if Samson already has a _______, or if he just has a natural healing gift.

2. What does Will threaten to tell others about Bobbi when they board the bus?

3. What does Rocket cause to explode after hearing about the health of his father, according to the story?

4. Lester has several stops in _________ before he will be making his way to Salina.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Poppa like to take the children until he can build them one of their own, according to the book?

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

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

4. What is the special event for which Mibs is waiting in the first few pages of the story?

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

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

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

8. What does the family think is a bad idea, though they don't say anything about it, 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 thoughts that keep Mibs awake at night during the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mibs notices that she hates her father for lapsing into a coma on her birthday, according to the book.

Part 1: Why do you think Mibs is mad at her father after his accident?

Part 2: Do you think Mibs is justified in feeling mad at her father?

Part 3: Why do you think Mibs suddenly feels guilty about her reaction?

Essay Topic 2

Miss Rosemary points out that the children in the Beaumont house need to have a mother around, according to the book.

Part 1: Why do you think Miss Rosemary is willing to take care of the children?

Part 2: Do you think that Miss Rosemary is right in thinking the children need a mother?

Part 3: How do you think the children might cope better if their mother was present?

Essay Topic 3

Mibs notices that she is upset when others begin to look at Will, according to the book.

Part 1: Why might Mibs be upset that other girls are looking at Will?

Part 2: Is Mibs' reaction normal for a girl her age?

Part 3: Do you think that Mibs likes Will as more than just a friend?

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