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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The children of Biafra.
(b) The minorities in Brooklyn.
(c) The drug addicts in Chicago.
(d) The refugees of Libya.

2. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?
(a) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to cut her hair short like their mother.
(b) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to show them her hair.
(c) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to dye her hair blonde.
(d) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to wear her hair down more often.

3. How did Sister Loretta, August's father's new girlfriend, dress when August met her for the first time?
(a) Sister Loretta had a shawl and pants on.
(b) Sister Loretta was covered from head to toe.
(c) Sister Loretta wore a low-cut top and skirt.
(d) Sister Loretta was in a black business suit.

4. What magazine reminded August that her family was not as poor as others?
(a) Time.
(b) National Geographic.
(c) Life.
(d) People.

5. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?
(a) The Book of Mormon.
(b) The Qur'an.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Old Man and the Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August tell her mother at the end of Chapter 10?

2. How old was August when she first saw Jerome in Chapter 9?

3. How did August feel about the women her father brought home?

4. What did Angela say after a dead woman was found in Brooklyn during the winter?

5. What kind of car did August's white neighbors drive when they left in Chapter 8?

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