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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 teach Moth how to make at his father's house?

3. Who does Moth see a sketch of in Sani's room?

4. What peppers the windshield on the way to Sani's father's house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Sani feel at the reservation?

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

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

8. Why does Moth get so upset at the Bluebird Cafe?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does McBride communicate the importance of dance to Moth's character and sense of self? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the meaning of the sites of the historic atrocities - mainly carried out against people of color - that McBride has Sani and Moth visit on their road trip? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What connections or relationships do you think McBride seeks to draw between art and pain in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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