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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sani's little sister give him to make him feel better?
(a) A piece of cake.
(b) A teddy bear.
(c) A CD.
(d) A ball.

3. What does a moth egg symbolize in Part I?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A boundary from the living.
(c) A friend.
(d) A moon.

4. What does Moth say that Sani's tattoo stands for in Hoodoo?
(a) Love.
(b) It tempts others to do your bidding.
(c) Heaven.
(d) It reveals an artistic temperament.

5. What does Moth replace the thing she takes from Aunt Jack without asking for?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) John the Conqueror Root.
(c) Tic Tacs.
(d) A paperweight.

6. What is the first item on Aunt Jack's list of rules?
(a) Do not drink.
(b) Do not talk about the accident.
(c) Eat as much as you can.
(d) Pray often.

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

8. What does Moth feel like she is choking on after reading Aunt Jack's note?
(a) Pride.
(b) Anger.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Cough syrup.

9. How can Moth tell the ancestors have taken the offering of food?
(a) It is still there, but duller in color.
(b) She feels fuller herself.
(c) It is gone.
(d) Only she can see it.

10. What does Sani say Moth's bones are lovely enough to do?
(a) Make windchimes out of.
(b) Carve into piano keys.
(c) Make jewelry out of.
(d) Bury.

11. What does Moth tell Sani she does not have that he thinks is unusual?
(a) A phone.
(b) A closet.
(c) A hairband.
(d) A backpack.

12. What does Moth think the suburbs sound like?
(a) Music.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Death.

13. What does Moth whisper to Sani in Part II when he is very upset?
(a) A poem she wrote for him.
(b) A prayer.
(c) Her dance music.
(d) Part of her Summer Song.

14. How does Moth think of Sani's eyes?
(a) As "campfire eyes."
(b) As akin to the ocean.
(c) As dangerous.
(d) As moon-lit.

15. What does Moth think Sani sometimes smells like?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Witch hazel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term of endearment does Sani use for Moth?

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

3. What is the largest species of moth?

4. What is ginger root supposed to be for?

5. What does Moth see Sani's mother give him when she watches through the window that he takes?

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