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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one reason Moth usually hates the summer?
(a) All her friends leave.
(b) Her scar gets chapped and as her face tans, it shows more.
(c) It is too hot.
(d) Her Aunt always travels more for work.

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

3. What is one reason Moth thinks she does not fit in at school?
(a) She is smarter than the rest of the kids.
(b) She does not go to school very often.
(c) She can not speak the language.
(d) All her things are secondhand.

4. What remnant does Moth have from the accident?
(a) She is in a wheelchair.
(b) She is missing a leg.
(c) She has metal that is still in her arm.
(d) A scar on her face.

5. What is ginger root supposed to be for?
(a) Adventure and freedom.
(b) Longing.
(c) Strength.
(d) Happiness.

6. Who is one of the first people to directly speak to Moth in years?
(a) Frieda.
(b) Sani.
(c) Hopi.
(d) Ashley.

7. What does Aunt Jack scream at as she leans on the fireplace before she leaves for the summer?
(a) The birds.
(b) The cat.
(c) The urns of ashes.
(d) Moth.

8. What does Sani tell Moth he thinks of her name?
(a) He thinks it suits a dancer.
(b) He likes it.
(c) He has never heard it before.
(d) He hates it.

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

10. What does Aunt Jack's note on the fridge say?
(a) She is so sorry, but she cannot stay. It asks for forgiveness.
(b) It is just a grocery list.
(c) It tells Moth not to have any parties.
(d) It asks Moth to feed the cat.

11. How does Moth say you come back from a road trip?
(a) Happy.
(b) Different.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

12. What happens the night of Moth's party that upsets her?
(a) Everyone comes and trashes the house.
(b) No one shows up.
(c) Her mother's spirit appears and scares everyone.
(d) The party is cut short by a power outage.

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

14. Who comes to find Moth and keep her warm after she gets upset about no one showing up to her party?
(a) Aunt Jack.
(b) Sani.
(c) Ringley.
(d) Jennifer.

15. Why did Moth's grandfather once say she danced so well?
(a) She was blessed by the ancestors.
(b) She could feel people's pain.
(c) She offered so much blood while doing it.
(d) She had music in her blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moth say your name hangs to your bones like?

2. What does Sani tell Moth is not as easy as giving up smoking?

3. What kind of car does Sani drive?

4. What is the first item on Aunt Jack's list of rules?

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

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