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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The children of Biafra.
(b) The refugees of Libya.
(c) The drug addicts in Chicago.
(d) The minorities in Brooklyn.

2. What major event is described at the opening of Chapter 8?
(a) A blackout in New York City.
(b) August's family's return to SweetGrove.
(c) The 9/11 attacks on New York City.
(d) A massive fire that broke out in San Francisco.

3. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?
(a) August felt like Sylvia was conceited.
(b) August felt like a ghetto girl.
(c) August felt stupid and unambitious.
(d) August felt relieved.

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

5. How did August feel about the free items she received after the catastrophe that happened in her neighborhood?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Thankful.
(d) Ashamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, how did Sylvia respond when August, Gigi, and Angela asked her what she loved?

2. What did Jerome do to August that was the first sign of their relationship?

3. How old was August when she went sexually further with Jerome than just kissing at the end of Chapter 9?

4. Who originally owned the land where Augusts's family lived in Tennessee?

5. What was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?

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