Me (Moth) Quizzes

Me (Moth) Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Me (Moth)?

Moth

Zadie Smith

Toni Morrison

Amber McBride
2 Who narrates Me (Moth)?

Amber McBride

Moth

An unnamed narrator

Grandfather
3 In what country is Me (Moth) set?

United States

Mexico

France

Canada
4 What is Moth's real name?

Beth

Fran

Zoey

Her parents actually named her Moth
5 Who are Jim and Marcia?

Moth's parents

They are not characters in the story

Moth's best friends

Moth's uncle and aunt
6 What form does Me (Moth) take?

Play

Epic poem

Short story collection

Verse novel
7 Who is the book's protagonist?

Zachary

Moth

Sani

Grandfather
8 "Names hang to your bones like forever suits" is an example of what literary device?

Situational irony

Simile

Symbolism

Metaphor
9 Where did Moth once consider applying to?

UCLA

Juilliard

Stanford

Harvard
10 Which author did Moth's parents admire?

Frantz Fanon

Tolstoy

Amber McBride

Shakespeare
11 From which work does the name Moth come?

Merchant of Venice

War & Peace

A Midsummer Night's Dream

It is an original name that makes no allusion to an historical work
12 How does Moth's brother die?

Cycling accident

Surgical accident

She never had a brother

Car accident
13 How do Moth's parents die?

Cycling accident

Train crash

Car accident

None of these
14 “Figures in white, smelling like formaldehyde & alcohol wipes," is an example of what literary device?

Dramatic irony

Olfactory imagery

Simile

Auditory imagery
15 What does Moth repeatedly compare her family's broken-in-half-car to?

A toothpaste tube

A candy bar

An airplane

A tank
16 Where does Aunt Jack live?

New York

Florida

Northern Virginia

New Mexico
17 How many Black kids does Moth say are at her new school?

One

Sixty

Six

Ten
18 Who does Moth go to live with after her family's deaths?

Uncle Jim

Aunt Polly

Aunt Jack

Aunty Marcia
19 What habit does Moth's guardian develop after the accident?

Chain smoking

Painkiller abuse

Pot smoking

Heavy drinking
20 At what age did Moth start ballet?

Fifteen

She never did ballet

Twenty

Five
21 What famous figure does Moth sometimes compare herself to?

Toni Morrison

Misty Copeland

Donna Summers

Oprah Winfrey
22 What won't Aunt Jack talk about after the accident?

Moth's poor grades

Moth's good grades

Grandfather

The accident itself
23 "Be silent as a sea horse" is an example of what literary device?

Verbal irony

Metaphor

Situational irony

Simile
24 Which answer best describes Moth's hairstyle?

Shaved head

Red locs

Green locs

Curly bob
25 At the beginning of the novel, what is Moth's guess for why no one bullies her?

The bullies are afraid of her

Everyone at her mostly white school is committed to antiracism

She has a large scar on her face

They can't see her because she is a ghost

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