Chapter 13 Savvy

What was the deal Mibs made with God? (more than one answer)

• She vowed to God she would eat all her green beans without complaint if she could stop hearing voices when somebody nearby had ink on their skin.

• She vowed to God that she would be a good person if she could stop hearing voices when somebody nearby had ink on their skin.

• She vowed to God that she would not take more than 1 sugar donut after Sunday school if she could stop hearing voices when somebody nearby had ink on their skin.

• She vowed to God that she would never yell at her brothers if she could stop hearing voices when somebody nearby had ink on their skin.

• She vowed to God that she would do well at school if she could stop hearing voices when somebody nearby had ink on their skin.

What voices did Mibs hear that she especially did not like to hear? (more than one answer)

• Voices that shared mistakes that people made they wanted kept hid.

• Voices that shared feelings that people wanted kept hid.

• Voices that shared secrets that people wanted kept hid.

• Voices that shared stories that people wanted kept hid.

What had Mibs started to do that she was not able to stop and why? (more 1 than one answer)

• She started to cry and could not stop because she felt broken.

• She started to cry and could not stop because she felt hopeless.

• She started to cry and could not stop because she wondered if were all for nothing if Poppa was worse.

• She started to cry and could not stop because she wondered if her poppa was sitting up talking.

What stopped Mibs from crying?

• Will touched Mib's back with his hand.

• Samson touched Mib's back with his hand.

• Will touched Mib's arm with his hand.

• Samson touched Mib's arm with his hand.

What did Mibs think about Samson's touch? (more than one answer)

• She thought his touch might be his Savvy he got at a young age.

• She thought his touch was an honest, heartfelt concern from one person to another.

• She thought his touch was a sort of human magic.

• She thought his touch always made a person feel more courage inside.

What comments did Rhonda make about Lester after the fighting incident and broken bus? (more than one answer)

• "What's the idiot thinking?"

• "Lester should have his head examined."

• "How could any son of mine turn out to be a namby-pamby?"

• "Instead he bandages their boo-boos and pats them on the head.

What comments did Carlene make about Lester after the fighting incident and broken bus? (more than one answer)

• What's the half-baked idiot thinking?

• "He should leave those rotten kids on the side of the road like I did his dog when it chewed up my shoes."

• Instead he bandages up their boo-boos and pats them on the head.

• "Lester should have his head examined."

How did Mibs feel about Lester's mom or Carlene?

• Mibs likes both Rhonda and Carlene.

• Mibs did not care for either one of them.

• Mibs likes Lester's mom but she does not like Carlene.

• Mib does not like Lester's mom but she does like Carlene.

Why did Mibs think that Lester cared for Rhonda and Carlene?

• He must feel something for them because he had no one else in his life.

• He must feel something for them because he did everything they told him to do.

• He must feel something for them because he gave them his money.

• He must feel something for them because he had them tattooed on his skin.

What did Lester hand to Bobbi, and why did he choose Bobbi?(more than one answer)

• Lester handed Will the first aid kit because he looked the most responsible.

• Lester asked Bobbi to tend to the boys while he covers the broken windows.

• Lester handed Bobbi the first aid kit because she was the oldest.

• Lester handed mibs the first aid kit because she started the trouble.