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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 49).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing about Black kids Moth has noticed goes over state lines?
(a) Police profiling of them.
(b) Stories about their triumphs.
(c) Stereotypes about them.
(d) Ideas about their pets.

2. What were moths originally attracted to, many centuries ago?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The moon.
(c) The sun.
(d) The fire.

3. What does Sani's hair remind Moth of?
(a) Ink.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) Candy.
(d) Smoke.

4. What does Moth say names sometimes outgrow a person like?
(a) A movie without a title.
(b) A star that burns out.
(c) A moonless night.
(d) A garden left untended.

5. What two things does Moth do in her head in Part I?
(a) Talk and dance.
(b) Live and dance.
(c) Eat and drink.
(d) Swim and sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Moth's hair?

2. What playwright did Moth's parents love?

3. What does Moth say her parents' car split like?

4. What does Moth say your name hangs to your bones like?

5. Why does Moth think she is not afraid of "deadness"?

(see the answer key)

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