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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 2, what year does the narrative shift to?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1973.

2. In Chapter 1, what did August's brother ask her after their father's funeral (4)?
(a) "Have you seen mom yet?"
(b) "Do you think it is better he [father] is dead?"
(c) "Still whole?"
(d) "What will you do now?"

3. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what do the Hindu people do with the dead?
(a) The dead loved ones' bodies are placed in a special room for days before burying them.
(b) The dead are placed on makeshift rafts and sent them out on the Ganges.
(c) The dead are burned and their ashes are spread in the Ganges.
(d) The dead are buried next to their loved ones.

4. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?
(a) Their father's apartment to organize his things.
(b) A diner in New Jersey.
(c) A drive to Tennessee to visit family.
(d) Their father's grave sight.

5. What does the narrator claim is the most tragic thing about life (1)?
(a) The loss of a mother.
(b) The moment.
(c) The memory.
(d) The end of childhood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, while meeting with therapist, Sister Sonja, as a teenager for the first time, how did August begin the session?

3. When did August visit her father in New York City (5)?

4. As a young girl, why did August roam the streets at the start of Chapter 3?

5. While listening to a church sermon in Chapter 2, what question did August pose to God?

(see the answer key)

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