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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. Who does Will manage to pull Mibs away from during this chapter, according to the story?

2. Who is blowing a strong storm in the alley when Mibs is thinking about her mother?

3. What does Will do that he admits his father cannot do, according to the story?

4. Whose ink is finally washed off, which causes Mibs to feel relieved, according to the story?

5. _________ realizes that in any situation, good and bad are mixed up together, according to the story.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lill suggest the children do once she learns the truth about their travels, according to the book?

2. What does Mibs ask Bobbi when she admits that she wants to kiss Rocket, according to the book?

3. What happens as a result of Ozzie seeing the children on the news report in the diner, according to the book?

4. What happens when Mibs calls her parents to let them know she's all right, according to the book?

5. What does Mibs tell Fish when he rises as he smells a larger body of water, according to the book?

6. How does Mibs explain her savvy to Fish when he asks her about it in the diner, according to the book?

7. What happens to Mibs when she first walks into the diner, according to the book?

8. What does Mibs realize about the police officer that looks a lot like Will, according to the book?

9. Where does Lester choose to sleep when they have finally secured two rooms at a hotel, according to the book?

10. What happens to cause silence to spread over the children and that makes Lill concerned, according to the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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