1. In Chapter 2, what did August notice about the white people in her apartment building?
(a) The white people were moving out of the building.
(b) The white people were jovial and friendly.
(c) The white people were causing riots and violence.
(d) The white people were always fighting and arguing in the hallways.

2. Which friend of August's had similar hands to her mother, as mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Gigi.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Angela.

3. As referenced in Chapter 1, when August was 15, where did her father send her for the summer?
(a) August's mother's home in Tennessee.
(b) A mosque to pray.
(c) A therapist, Sister Sonja.
(d) A boarding school in New York City.

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

5. When August was a child, what statement did she always tell her brother when he asked about their mother?
(a) "She's coming...Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" (15).
(b) "Stop worrying. She loves us. She will come for us" (15).
(c) "She's coming...soon" (14).
(d) "She is gone...There is nothing we can do" (16).

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How did August's mother feel about friendships among women as indicated in Chapter 2?

4. At the start of Chapter 2, what year does the narrative shift to?

5. What did August and her brother feed the neighboring children in her apartment building at the end of Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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