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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sani's tattoo that Moth sees above his wrist?
(a) A music note.
(b) A guitar.
(c) Five finger grass.
(d) Witch hazel.

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

3. Which of the following does Moth's grandfather include in his finding spell?
(a) Metal.
(b) A crisp white feather.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) Corn.

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

5. What term of endearment does Sani use for Moth?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Dear.
(c) Doll.
(d) Honey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sani tell Moth he thinks of her name?

2. Who used to run with Moth every Sunday and Thursday?

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

4. Who does Moth imagine keeps trying to get her from under the ground?

5. What happens the night of Moth's party that upsets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is strange about the question Ashley asks Sani when he first comes to Moth's school?

2. Why does Moth think she might not hate this coming summer as much as she has hated the past two?

3. Why does Moth want to throw a massive party after Aunt Jack leaves?

4. In Part II, what is Moth's dominant emotion as school ends and the summer just begins after Aunt Jack leaves?

5. What happened to Moth two summers before the start of the novel?

6. What is impossible for even the greatest rootworkers to do, according to Moth?

7. What can Moth hear her mother saying on her dance recordings from competitions?

8. What does Moth mean when she says she is living "a secondhand life" (5)?

9. What does Moth witness happening behind Sani's front window when she stops by his house?

10. Why does Sani smash his guitar at Moth's house in Part II?

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