Savvy Chapters 1-8

Complete the sentence.

Rocket looked at Bobbie __________________ and didn't think she was worth his time.

• hastened

• dismissively

• persnickety

• eagerly

Complete the sentence. Mibs ________ got off the bus because she was wanted more than anything to be done with school.

• eagerly

• hastened

• persnickety

• prattled

When does a Beaumont family member get their savvy?

• at birth

• at marriage

• never - they are made up

• at 13 years old

Why do the Beaumonts homeschool after a certain point?

• they know their children are weird

• they want them to do crazy experiments

• some savvies are dangerous when they first come

• they move all the time on their school bus

What part of the plot tells us the setting and sets up the conflict?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

How are Rocket and Gypsy related?

• they are brother and sister

• they aren't related

• they are best friends

• they are neighbors

Why is Miss Rosemary throwing Mibs a birthday party?

• Mibs's mom had to go see her dad in the hospital, so can't do it.

• Mibs's grandpa doesn't know about parties, so can't do it.

• No Beaumont has ever celebrated a birthday before.

• Miss Rosemary is trying to be mean to Mibs.

What has happened to Poppa?

• He had to go to work far away for a very long time.

• He developed a dangerous savvy.

• He threw a great birthday party.

• He got in a car accident and is in the hospital.

Which of these show that Mibs can be a selfish person?

• "I hated Poppa for wrecking my most important birthday before it had even arrived."

• “I don’t have any friends, Miss Rosemary,”

• "I fixed myself a bowl of cereal and took it with me into the next room to sit cross-legged on the sofa while I ate."

How is Samson characterized in the book?

• Quiet, weird, hides a lot

• Electric personality, funny

• Prattles and talks a lot, very young

• Perfect, never makes a mistake