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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 Moth feel compelled to let go of Sani's hand in Part III?
2. What is one of Sani's favorite songs?
3. What does Sani's father say when he sees Sani?
4. Where do Moth and Sani go swimming together?
5. What does Sani say he is when Moth asks him in Part IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Moth get so upset at the Bluebird Cafe?
2. How does Sani feel at the reservation?
3. Why do the people in Sani's creation story move from world to world?
4. Why does the Water Monster in Sani's Third World rain such sadness?
5. What type of moth does Moth say knows it is the prettiest and is huge in size? What is ironic about this moth?
6. What does Sani tell Moth he will do for this one summer with her?
7. What does Moth wonder about Sani in terms of the kind of (metaphorical) light he emits?
8. What does Sani's father implore him to do in Part IV, he says, for his own good?
9. What does Sani appear to take his pills for?
10. Why does Sani tell Moth his father and mother separated?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What specific plot points does McBride use to help advance the development of Moth's and Sani's bond and understanding of each other? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does McBride explain Moth's feeling of being an outsider, and of isolation, in Virginia? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What specific topics, feelings, and/or aspects of Moth's experiences does McBride highlight in several places throughout this book by using lists? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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