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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 Sani tell Moth in Part III will hurt him when it eventually happens with her?

2. What does Sani whisper to Moth in Part II that matches, somehow, between them?

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

4. What is one of Sani's favorite songs?

5. What was like a fire hearth, according to Sani?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Moth tell Sani the ancestors gave her in answer to her prayers?

3. Why does the Water Monster in Sani's Third World rain such sadness?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Moth tell Sani the Night of her story in Part III wants?

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

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

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

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.

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