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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 he has given up in a text in Part II?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Music.
(d) School.

2. Which of the following does Moth's grandfather include in his finding spell?
(a) Corn.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) Metal.
(d) A crisp white feather.

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

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

5. Where does Moth live after the accident?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of spell does Moth's grandfather work in Part I?

2. Why did Moth's grandfather once say she danced so well?

3. Which ballerina does Moth look up to?

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

5. What does Sani say Moth's bones are lovely enough to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Moth say deadness does not bother her?

2. What can Moth hear her mother saying on her dance recordings from competitions?

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

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

5. What begins to lessen Moth's fixation on the terrible memories of her car accident?

6. What does Moth do every morning as an offering for the ancestors?

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

8. Why does Moth think Aunt Jack does not tell Moth she is leaving for the summer?

9. What happened to Moth two summers before the start of the novel?

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

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