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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 did August tell her mother at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) "To come home" (111).
(b) "To never come back" (110).
(c) "To be patient" (112).
(d) "To replace Sister Loretta" (112).

2. What did the girls say to boys who called August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela's names in Chapter 7?
(a) "We are better than you and your stupid friends."
(b) "Stop trying to get into our pants. We know what you want."
(c) "Don't even say my name. Don't even put it in your mouth."
(d) "Don't look at us. We hate you."

3. How old was August when she went sexually further with Jerome than just kissing at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

4. How did August's father die?
(a) Natural causes.
(b) Liver disease.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Lung cancer.

5. What did August and her brother do at night as explained at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) August and her brother cried all night.
(b) August and her brother created a plan to run away.
(c) August and her brother sang hymns together.
(d) August and her brother held hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what do the Hindu people do with the dead?

2. How much older is August than her brother?

3. What did every school building give out after the major event took place described in Chapter 8?

4. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?

5. What major event happened to August's brother in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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