SAVVY BOOK - SURRATT

MIBS

100

This would be Mibs real FIRST AND LAST name. 

What is MISSISSIPI BEAUMONT?

200

This is the word that Mibs uses constantly to describe her mother. 

What is PERFECT? 

300

"I had only just turned t____ years old and already I thought I could somehow travel the ninety miles to S_____, Kansas, all by myself." Fill in the missing words - hint: use the first letters. 

What is THIRTEEN and SALINA? 

400

"I felt selfish and shamed and wicked and bad enough to have a house come land PLOP down on me, leaving nothing but my feet sticking out." Mibs feels guilty about THIS PERSON. 

Who is her FATHER/POPPA? 

500

"I felt selfish and shamed and wicked and bad enough to have a house come land PLOP down on me, leaving nothing but my feet sticking out." THIS is the famous movie Mibs is referring to: 

_{What is the WIZARD OF OZ?} 

SAVVIES AND HALLUCINATIONS

100

This is the only character in the Beaumont famly, who, according to the book does not have a SAVVY? 

Who is POPPA? (OR...THE DAD, THE FATHER, ETC.)

200

THIS animal awaking from hibernation is the first time Mibs sees and indication of her Savvy. 

What is a TURTLE? 

300

Grandma Dolly's Savvy was the ability to put THIS into glass jars and get them to stay there. 

What are RADIO WAVES? 

400

"____ stared at the salt and pepper shakers in front of him, the good crystal ones that Momma never used but kept up high in the don't-touch-or-else cupboard." Who's trying to not lose control of their SAVVY?

Who is FISH? 

500

When Mibs has the hallucinations of Carlene and Rhonda FOR THE SECOND TIME, the mean older women, who is she looking at when it happens (Hint: It's the man they are insulting.) I need his name.

Who is LESTER? 

BOBBI AND OTHER SMALLER CHARACTERS

100

They are constantly embarrassing Mibs with their cruel nickname. The are a lot like a Disney villain and a cruel sidekick. (must name both). 

Who are ASHLEY AND EMMA? 

200

"I brought Roberta and Will Junior. Why don't you go find them. You can watch TV. Quietly." Who is speaking? 

Who is MISS ROSEMARY? 

300

"You're his mother, Rhonda. What did you do to make Lester grow up so soft?" Who is speaking? (Hint: They are made of ink). 

Who is CARLENE?

400

Lester is afraid of THIS happening to him as a result of letting kids stay on his bus, uninvited. 

What is GETTING FIRED? (Variations: losing his job, getting canned).

500

"She's really very lonely, you know." It is a little _____ who says this to Mibs from the middle of another character's lower back. 

What is an ANGEL? 

FISH

100

When Fish is overcome with rage or frustration, his SAVVY comes out, and he can't control it, much like THIS character from the Marvel movies. 

Who/What is THE HULK? 

200

THIS is the person who kicked fish off his seat because they were bored on the bus, causing his Savvy to come out. 

Who is BOBBI?

300

"After Bee? Will you be going back to Salinas when you get done there?" THIS is the person (must state their name) who Fish is talking to when he asks that question. 

Who is LESTER? 

400

"This is no place for you today. You know it's not safe." (Fish, in this line, is telling Mibs not to go WHERE? A one word answer.)

What is CHURCH?

500

"Temper flaring, his face contorted, unable to control his savvy as v_____ and tense as he was, my brother let loose." What vocab journal word (starts with a "v" - fills in the blank). 

What is 'VEXED'?

WILL JUNIOR

100

When he got down on one knee and let Mibs write on his hand, he looked like a man _______ marriage (what is the missing verb?)

What is PROPOSING?

200

When Will Junior talks about "having his own secrets," he's referring to how he got THIS. 

What is HIS NAME? 

300

This is the first name, the FULL, BIRTH name of Will's older sister. 

What is ROBERTA? 

400

"They'll kill you anyway," said Will. "They're going to kill us both." This line that Will gives to Bobbi is referring to which two people "killing them." (He's exaggerating). 

What are HIS MOM AND DAD?

500

"I couldn't help but smile back at him, even if it did make my cheeks burn red." Fill in the blanks: This sentence is _____ing that Mibs and Will may become rom______ involved. 

What is FORESHADOWING and ROMANTICALLY?