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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 do Moth and Sani visit in Canyon State Park?

2. Who does Moth compare Sani to early in their roadtrip in her own mind?

3. What does Sani tell Moth she reminds him of?

4. Where do Moth and Sani make an unplanned stop in Part III?

5. What does Sani tell Moth will never leave him, even when she does?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the people in Sani's creation story move from world to world?

2. What does Moth see in Sani's room at his father's house that startles her terribly?

3. What does Moth notice about the way Sani's father greets them in Part IV?

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

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

6. What does kissing Sani fee like to Moth above all other wonderful things?

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

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

9. Why does Sani tell Moth that the Holy Ones planned the constellations?

10. What does Sani's father implore him to do in Part IV, he says, for his own good?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Why does Sani abandon Moth toward the end of their road trip, just before they reach his father's house? How does Moth find her way back to forgiving Sani for this betrayal? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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