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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. When Bobbi is bored, she kicks Fish, which causes him to lose control of his savvy and ___________.

2. What does Lill compliment Mibs about, according to the story?

3. Why is Poppa in a coma, according to the story and according to the phone call?

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

5. Grandpa has the power to move and create _________, according to the story.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Beaumont grandfather explain the gifts that run in their family, according to the book?

3. What are the thoughts that keep Mibs awake at night during the story?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Beaumont children have been home-schooled in order to avoid being a part of the regular world, according to the book.

Part 1: Do you think homeschooling is a good idea for the Beaumonts?

Part 2: How might the Beaumont children thrive at a normal school?

Part 3: How might you react if the Beaumont children were in the same class as you?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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