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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Quote that precedes the narrative, what will you find when you turn right?
(a) A peach tree blooming.
(b) The files of SweetGrove.
(c) The threat of teenage boys.
(d) An old wise man.

2. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?
(a) "Do you want to have lunch with us. I have an extra sandwich" (33).
(b) "Why do you stare at us like that? What are you looking for?" (36).
(c) "Why do you look at us that way? We don't like you" (35).
(d) "What's your name? I've never seen you before" (36).

3. When did August visit her father in New York City (5)?
(a) August's birthday.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) Thanksgiving Day.

4. What does August say saved her brother from feeling "halfway whole" (3)?
(a) Education.
(b) Faith.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Friendship.

5. Who reminded August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela of the old man who ran a sketchy shoe repair shop?
(a) Geppetto.
(b) Sylvia's father.
(c) The man who raped Gigi.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the start of the novel, what style of music does the narrator say was "trying to tell our [the girls'] story" (2) despite the fact that it never quite got them?

3. Who was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?

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

5. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?

(see the answer key)

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