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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 49).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing about Black kids Moth has noticed goes over state lines?
(a) Ideas about their pets.
(b) Police profiling of them.
(c) Stereotypes about them.
(d) Stories about their triumphs.

2. Where did Moth once desperately want to apply to college?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Oberlin.
(c) Strathmore.
(d) Julliard.

3. What two things does Moth do in her head in Part I?
(a) Live and dance.
(b) Eat and drink.
(c) Swim and sleep.
(d) Talk and dance.

4. Who does Moth live with after the car accident?
(a) Morely.
(b) Aunt Jack.
(c) Sani.
(d) Her grandfather.

5. Why does Moth think she is not afraid of "deadness"?
(a) She has made spells protecting her from death.
(b) She had a Hoodoo grandfather.
(c) She has seen a lot of death.
(d) She had read about death a lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moth's grandfather teach her about a lot of what people know about moths?

2. What were moths originally attracted to, many centuries ago?

3. Why does Moth think she was the one person to survive the car accident?

4. What does Moth notice that all the kids in her school seem to love?

5. What is one good memory Moth has of summers before the accident?

(see the answer key)

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