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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?
(a) Writing.
(b) Physics.
(c) English literature.
(d) Math.

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

3. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?
(a) August wanted to be like Sylvia.
(b) August wanted to sound mature.
(c) August knew Sylvia liked Jerome.
(d) August wanted Sylvia to be jealous.

4. What did August tell Sister Loretta about SweetGrove?
(a) That Sister Loretta would like SweetGrove.
(b) That SweetGrove was dangerous.
(c) That she wanted to return and teach in SweetGrove.
(d) That SweetGrove is hateful.

5. As indicated in Chapter 4, what did August say her father had to do, because they had to live without August's mother?
(a) August's father was "as unsure as we were about what step to take next" (46).
(b) August's father became an "angry and resentful man...no clue what to do" (46).
(c) August's father treated his children "like they were the least important people on the planet" (47).
(d) August's father tried to "be a mother, but it just wasn't the same" (45).

Short Answer Questions

1. As noticed in Chapter 3, what was one of the first things August spotted about Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi at school?

2. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?

3. What did Sylvia say about the altar boys at her church as a response to Gigi's secret about the pastor at her church?

4. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?

5. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?

(see the answer key)

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