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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sani tell Moth is not as easy as giving up smoking?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Making amends with his stepfather.
(c) Skating.
(d) Finding his voice again.

2. What happens in the rarest creation myths?
(a) A fire.
(b) A plague of insects.
(c) A windstorm.
(d) A flood.

3. Which ballerina does Moth look up to?
(a) Julie Kent.
(b) Anna Pavlova.
(c) Misty Copeland.
(d) George Balanchine.

4. Where is the only place Moth ever really felt at home?
(a) With Aunt Jack.
(b) In a tent.
(c) At her grandmother's house.
(d) Under the stage lights.

5. What does Moth notice that all the kids in her school seem to love?
(a) Phones.
(b) Videos.
(c) Soda.
(d) Pep rallies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the first people to directly speak to Moth in years?

2. Who used to run with Moth every Sunday and Thursday?

3. Why does Moth admit to herself she is really having the party?

4. Early in Part II, who does Moth imagine a conversation with?

5. What does Aunt Jack do outside in the yard before leaving for the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the response to Moth's big party invitation?

2. Why does Moth want to throw a massive party after Aunt Jack leaves?

3. What were moths originally attracted to before lightbulbs or flames, according to Moth?

4. Why does Moth's grandfather say she dances so well?

5. What do Sani and Moth begin working on together in Part II after no one shows up at Moth's party?

6. How has the car accident Moth survived changed how she thinks about summer?

7. What does Moth's grandfather use for the finding spell?

8. What does Moth imagine would happen if she went to therapy?

9. What is strange about the question Ashley asks Sani when he first comes to Moth's school?

10. What part of the moth's life cycle does Moth say is a miracle, and why?

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