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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 Moth imagine Thomas Jefferson had?

2. What is the only place in the U.S. where four state lines meet?

3. Why does Moth feel compelled to let go of Sani's hand in Part III?

4. What does Sani teach Moth to do when they make stops on their road trip?

5. Where does Sani tell Moth his father brought him when he was young in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moth's and Sani's relationship develop while they are on their roadtrip?

2. What does Sani think Moth will definitely do in Part III, a prophecy she denies?

3. What does Sani appear to take his pills for?

4. What type of moth does Moth say knows it is the prettiest and is huge in size? What is ironic about this moth?

5. What does Moth's grandfather once tell her about her story?

6. Why does Sani tell Moth his father and mother separated?

7. What makes Sani and Moth laugh hard in the Time Travel Motel?

8. What does Moth wonder about Sani in terms of the kind of (metaphorical) light he emits?

9. What is special about the Fourth World in Sani's story?

10. What are both Moth's and Sani's favorite lyric from "Summer Song" in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do both Moth and Sani react differently to feelings and acts of abandonment by caregivers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What role does art play - Sani's music, and Moth's dancing - in the instant attraction these two characters feel towards each other? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think McBride chooses to delve into different creation stories during Moth's and Sani's road trip? How do these stories relate to the trip itself, and to what both Moth and Sani are struggling with? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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