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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a moth egg symbolize in Part I?

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

3. What is ginger root supposed to be for?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sani do with Moth after she has been sitting outside in the cold for hours the night she wanted to have her party?

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

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

6. Why does Moth think she might not hate this coming summer as much as she has hated the past two?

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

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

9. What does Moth witness happening behind Sani's front window when she stops by his house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Moth's grandfather's teachings very relevant to her feelings and experiences in the aftermath of her family's car accident? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What specific topics, feelings, and/or aspects of Moth's experiences does McBride highlight in several places throughout this book by using lists? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How - and why - is Moth finally able to free herself from the guilt she feels after her family's car accident? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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