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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 the Bonner sisters steal from Elise?

2. What do people think about Lian Bonner?

3. How long has Miel lived with Aracely in Part II?

4. What does Aracely always grate into tea?

5. Where does Miel think she has come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sam's nickname Moon?

2. What is the old tradition that Sam tells himself and his mother he is following until he gets older?

3. Why is Ms. Owens's good faith important to Sam?

4. Who comes to save Miel from the field of broken glass?

5. What does Sam notice between Aracelly and Miel that he cannot shake the thought of in Part II?

6. What does being in the glass coffin remind Miel of?

7. Why is the hem of Miel's skirt or pants always a bit damp?

8. Why is Sam having trouble finding enough pumpkins to cut?

9. How does Meil help Sam in school to keep his secret from others?

10. What does Sam think is a misconception about Lian Bonner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems are the Bonner sisters having in the start of the novel, and how do they set out to solve them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What kinds of stories and traditions does Sam draw on when explaining to himself and to his mother how he feels about his gender identity? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Miel's and Sam's special and strong bond begin, and how does it change over the course of When the Moon Was Ours? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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