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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 is grateful to get to know Bobbi through _______ instead of through inner secrets from a tattoo.

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

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

4. Who is going to take the children to Salina, according to the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lill tell Mibs as she is falling asleep that night in the hotel, according to the book?

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

3. What does it mean that a person needs to scumble a savvy, according to Mibs' mother?

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

7. Who arrives to cause chaos at the trailer during the first part of this section?

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

9. What happens at the last moment when Fish finally can control his savvy in the first part of the chapter?

10. What does Lill suggest the children do once she learns the truth about their travels, 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

Samson, though he does not have a savvy yet, can calm anyone he touches, even Mibs.

Part 1: Do you think the calming touch of Samson is his savvy?

Part 2: How do you think Samson's savvy will develop?

Part 3: Why do you think Samson is able to calm anyone down in the story?

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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