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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. Where are power outages occurring, according to the news report on the small TV in the back of the diner?

2. Whose thoughts is Mibs listening to during this section of the story?

3. Who notices that Will has kissed Mibs and sends some water at them playfully?

4. Mibs explains to ________ about her ability to hear what drawings are telling her by demonstrating it.

5. Who leans in and bites Ozzie as they are hiding under the counter during the scuffle, according to the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bobbi help Mibs feel less self-conscious at the start of this section, according to the book?

4. What happens after the paramedics arrive on the scene and talk with the children, according to the book?

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

6. What are some of the ways that the savvies were revealed when the family gathered for grandmother's funeral, according to the book?

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

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

9. What does Mibs realize about the police officer that looks a lot like Will, 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

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 2

Mibs wakes up on the morning of her birthday, not feeling any difference in her life or in her savvy.

Part 1: Why do you think Mibs is disappointed by not feeling her savvy immediately?

Part 2: If you were Mibs, would you want proof of your savvy immediately?

Part 3: How do you think Mibs would have responded if her savvy had appeared suddenly?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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