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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. Why does Aracely tell Sam she did not instantly try to comfort Miel when she was spilled from the water tower?

2. Where does Sam hear that his father's family has come from?

3. What grows out of Miel's wrist?

4. What is the word for witch people sometimes call Aracely?

5. How does Sam pollinate the things he is tasked with pollinating?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocking revelation does Aracely share with Sam about herself in Part II?

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

3. What does Miel remember about her own mother?

4. What is Sam's deep secret that only a very few people in his life know?

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

6. What do the Bonner sisters do to Miel when she does not want to give them what they want?

7. What do the Bonner sisters want that Meil has, and why?

8. How do Miel and Sam originally meet?

9. Why is Sam's nickname Moon?

10. In the section titled Sea of Clouds, what changes in Sam's and Miel's relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the sources of trauma in Miel's life before she spilled out of the water tower? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does McLemore describe Miel's and Aracely's relationship? What are some of the unique aspects of it? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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