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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 looks out the window and thinks to herself that it is time for Poppa to ___________.

2. Who would normally have been nervous to pass by water, as Mibs points out when walking past the pool?

3. What happens to the voices in Lester's head once Mibs tells him what she has been hearing?

4. What does Mibs put on and then suddenly take off, according to the story?

5. What does Lester lament having to do in the morning, according to the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mibs suddenly think in her mind when Bobbi enters the back room to check up on her, according to the book?

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

3. What does Bobbi tell Mibs about Will after seeing that Will kisses Mibs in the pool, 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 Lill tell Mibs as she is falling asleep that night in the hotel, according to the book?

6. What happens after Will decides to kiss Mibs when they're in the pool together, according to the book?

7. Are Lester and Lill going to get into trouble for helping the children during their journey, according to the book?

8. What does Lester tell Lill about Carlene and about the future of their relationship, according to the book?

9. What is Mibs furious about having to hear during the entire trip, according to the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rocket, Mibs' brother, says that girls never get earth-shattering savvies like he has, according to the book.

Part 1: Do you think girls can handle powerful savvies like Rocket's?

Part 2: Why do you think Rocket likes to point out his powerful savvy to others?

Part 3: How do you think Rocket might respond if Mibs had a powerful savvy?

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 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?

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