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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did Angela stay at August's apartment after her mother did not return home?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

2. What did Gigi's mother say about Gigi's skin tone?
(a) Gigi should talk to a dermatologist about her acne.
(b) Gigi should should be proud of her skin tone.
(c) Gigi should use tanning products.
(d) Gigi should stay out of the sun, so that her skin did not get any darker.

3. In Chapter 8, what did August hear when her father started bringing women to the apartment for the first time?
(a) Hushed laughter and moans.
(b) Banging and yelling.
(c) Screaming and crying.
(d) Whispers and bottles breaking.

4. Which girl (August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela) was the most popular, as mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Angela.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Gigi.
(d) August.

5. Why could Gigi not tell her mother about the rape?
(a) Her mother would kill the man.
(b) Her mother would make them move away from Brooklyn.
(c) The man was her mother's boyfriend.
(d) Her mother would blame Gigi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Sylvia's room?

2. How did August feel about the free items she received after the catastrophe that happened in her neighborhood?

3. What did Gigi audition for at the start of Chapter 10?

4. Who was August's "Mommy" talking to when August, her father, and her brother left Tennessee?

5. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?

(see the answer key)

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