Chapter 22 Savvy

What is the main idea of chapter 22?

• The kids Lil and Lester all go to a motel for the night.

• The kids tell Lill the truth about why they are on the bus. Lill decides to have them stay in a motel and call their parents.

• The kids tell Lill the truth about why they are on the bus and Lill makes the kids call their parents immediately.

• The kids tell Lill the truth about why they are on the bus.

What does chagrin mean in this sentence? It was with more than chagrin that we told Lill what we had done.

• unbelief

• humiliation

• anger

• sadness

How did Lill react as the kids were telling her everything they had done?

• Lill's face changed to a look of confusion as the kids told the story.

• Her face did not change throughout the telling of the story.

• Lill's face changed to worry as the kids told the story.

• Lill's face changed to sadness as the kids told the story.

What was Bobbi's tattoo repeatedly saying over and over?

• it's over

• We're going to be in trouble

• We're dead

• Don't tell her

What did Lill finally say when she broke her silence? (more than one answer)

• "Listen here all of you, I'm going to tell you what to do."

• "I sure know how to find my way into trouble.

• "Today I've lost both my car and my job"

• "It looks like I have lost my senses too."

Why did Lester smile when Lill said, "I'm going to tell you what to do."

• Lester was glad Lill was telling the kids what to do instead of him.

• He liked women that told him what to do

• He was glad she was taking charge because he did not know what to do.

• He knew the kids needed a mother figure and he was glad Lill was filling that niche.

How were Lill, Carlene, and Rhonda alike and different? (more than one answer)

• Lill is like Carlene and Rhonda because they are all women.

• Lill was like Carlene and Rhonda because they were all take charge women.

• Lill was not like Carlene and Rhonda because they they were rude and she was not.

• Lill was like Carlene and Rhonda because they all had some kind of a relationship with Lester.

What was Lill's plan after they left Emerald? (More than one answer)

• To drive through the night to get to Salina.

• To go East toward Lincoln to find a motel.

• Lill did not want to be on the highways at night.

• Lill wanted the kids to call their parents to let them know they were safe and headed for Salina.

What did Mibs feel like her job was? (more than one answer)

• To look after the grown ups

• to keep the grown-ups safe and out of trouble.

• to keep herself and the kids out of trouble.

• To keep her parents out of trouble.

Why did Mibs blame herself for maybe getting Lester and Lill into hot water(trouble)?

• She felt she had the stupid idea to write on Will's palm.

• She felt she had the stupid idea to get down to Nebransas-Kansaka on her own.

• She felt she had the stupid idea to have a birthday party at the church.

• She felt she had the stupid idea to get down to Salina on her own.