Q 01/05

Colby, Emaline's seaside hometown in The Moon and More, lies on the coast of which American state?

A) South Carolina

B) Virginia

C) North Carolina

D) Florida

Answer · why

C) North Carolina

North Carolina is home ground for Sarah Dessen, who lives in Chapel Hill and modeled Colby on a beach town where her family spends summers.

Q 02/05

Which summer job keeps Luke, Emaline's boyfriend in The Moon and More, shirtless around Colby?

A) Lifeguarding

B) Cleaning pools

C) Teaching surfing

D) Mowing lawns

Answer · why

B) Cleaning pools

Cleaning pools came straight from life: Sarah Dessen says the novel began when a chatty, shirtless pool guy turned up at her own beach rental.

Q 03/05

Which Ivy League school admits Emaline in The Moon and More before her father backs out of paying?

A) Columbia

B) Princeton

C) Brown

D) Cornell

Answer · why

A) Columbia

Columbia was her dream school, but without the money she accepts a full scholarship to a state college closer to home.

Q 04/05

How is young Benji, who arrives with Emaline's father in The Moon and More, related to her?

A) First cousin

B) Stepbrother

C) Nephew

D) Half-brother

Answer · why

D) Half-brother

Half-brother Benji is the son of her father's marriage, and he quickly grows attached to both Emaline and Luke.

Q 05/05

What kind of film has Ivy, Theo's demanding boss in The Moon and More, come to Colby to make?

A) A romantic comedy

B) A period drama

C) A documentary

D) A horror movie

Answer · why

C) A documentary

A documentary about Clyde is her goal: he was a celebrated painter who vanished from the art world at the height of his career.