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

2. How many days is one day on Venus equal to on Earth, according to Moth?

3. Why does Sani tell Moth the Holy Ones planned the constellations?

4. What does Sani teach Moth to do when they make stops on their road trip?

5. What does Sani tell Moth will never leave him, even when she does?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moth notice about the way Sani's father greets them in Part IV?

2. Why does Sani tell Moth that the Holy Ones planned the constellations?

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

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

5. What does Moth tell Sani the ancestors gave her in answer to her prayers?

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

7. What does kissing Sani fee like to Moth above all other wonderful things?

8. What type of moth does Moth say knows it is the prettiest and is huge in size? What is ironic about this moth?

9. Why does the Water Monster in Sani's Third World rain such sadness?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does McBride communicate Sani's difficulty in finally letting Moth go at the end of the novel? What is the significance of Sani's song for Moth many years later that he ends up playing at Madison Square Garden? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the meaning of the sites of the historic atrocities - mainly carried out against people of color - that McBride has Sani and Moth visit on their road trip? 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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