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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 say Moth is like in Part IV?

2. Why does Moth tell Sani she wants him to stay awake?

3. What do the Holy People do to the First World in Sani's story?

4. What does Moth use during her morning ritual every day, even on her road trip with Sani?

5. Where does Sani first tell Moth his creation story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is special about the Fourth World in Sani's story?

2. What is one major thing Moth's grandfather taught her about the South?

3. Why does Sani tell Moth his father and mother separated?

4. What does Sani tell Moth he will do for this one summer with her?

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

6. What does Moth think about the contradictions of the founding fathers?

7. What does Moth's grandfather once tell her about her story?

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

9. What are both Moth's and Sani's favorite lyric from "Summer Song" in Part IV?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are Moth and Sani attracted to each other from the first time they meet, and how does McBride describe this attraction? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing McBride's use of extended metaphor throughout this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

This novel features a road trip, a fairly well-trodden plot device. How does McBride both follow and depart from some of the more traditional uses of the road trip in other books you've read with similar themes centering around extended journeys? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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