Chapter 8 Savvy

What did Will think about Mibs when she kept saying that she needs to get to Salina, Kansas? (more than 1 answer)

• He thought Mibs did not want to celebrate her birthday so she said she wanted to go to Salina.

• Since Mibs just fainted he thought she might be mixed-up.

• He thought she must miss her mom and dad since it was her birthday.

• He thought that she was sick.

What did Will suggest to Mibs when he saw that she was insistent about going to Salina, Kansas?

• Will suggested maybe his sister could drive Mibs to Salina.

• Will suggested maybe his father could drive Mibs to Salina.

• Will suggested maybe he could drive Mibs to Salina.

• Will suggested maybe his mother could drive Mibs to Salina.

Why did Mibs think she was talking crazy when she said she could get to Salina by herself and how was she planning on doing that? (more than one answer)

• She would drive a car.

• She was only thirteen and she thought she could travel 90 miles to Salina by herself.

• She would walk

• She would hitchhike if she had to,

Why did Mibs not want to go with a preachers wife to Salina? ( more than one answer)

• She couldn't go with the preacher's wife when Will was there.

• She couldn't go with the preacher's wife because she might find out about her savvy.

• She couldn't go with the preacher's wife when she was hearing voices in her head.

• She couldn't go with the preacher's wife because she would be mad at Mibs.

What was the commotion behind Mibs in the fellowship hall and how did Mibs feel about it? (more than 1 answer)

• Two boys ran past her with cake on their face.

• She thought she heard Emma and Ashley laughing.

• Mibs party had started without her.

• Mibs guessed her party started without her and would also end without her.

Why did Mibs see very few kids playing in the grass outside the church when she left and what hung over the church? (more than one answer)

• Everyone had left the church and gone home after the party was cancelled.

• Most of the kids were in the church at that time.

• Fish's storm cloud hung over the church.

• Streamers and balloons hung over the church.

What did Mibs see as she walked out into the parking lot? (more than 1 answer)

• Samson was playing in the parking lot.

• Fish was leaning up against the bus waiting for Mibs.

• She saw the Pink Heartland Bible Bus.

• Bobbi was leaning up against the bus all alone chewing gum.

What made Bobbi look like a standoffish rebel? ( more than one answer)

• She was snapping and chewing her gum.

• She had a pierced eyebrow and a tattoo.

• She was cussing.

• She was calling everyone names.

Why did Mibs feel like the angel tattoo with the devil's tail might have been right?

• Bobbi was unhappy just like the tattoo said.

• Bobbi was rude just like the tattoo.

• Bobbi was mean like the tattoo.

• Bobbi looked lonelier than Mibs would have imagined.

How did Mibs describe the bus in the church parking lot and what did Mibs notice about the bus that caught her interest? ( more than one answer)

• The Big letters that spelled out Heartland Bible Supply Company were black and peeling, past pink, to the original orange school bus color.

• What really caught her interest was the address under the big letters that said Salina, Kansas.

• Mibs noticed that the bus was not parked in the right place.

• Mibs noticed that the bus had a flat tire.