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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what was "telling some part of our [August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela] story" (69)?
(a) The night sky.
(b) Blurry memories.
(c) Every song.
(d) Young boys.

2. Where was August at a cafe when the woman she had lived with for eight months asked why she slept with fisted hands in Chapter 15?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

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

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

5. What did August find when she arrived at the location of her childhood home in SweetGrove in Chapter 16?
(a) An apartment building.
(b) Weeds.
(c) A homeless encampment.
(d) A hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Gigi land in the drama club's production of Jesus Christ Superstar in Chapter 14?

2. What did Angela whisper into August's ear on the Fourth of July near the East River?

3. As indicated in Chapter 4, what did August say her father had to do, because they had to live without August's mother?

4. What is the name of the area where August and her family lived before moving to Brooklyn?

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

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