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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what did Sister Loretta call the food that August's family ate before she started coming to the apartment?
(a) The white devil's poison.
(b) Home cooking.
(c) Fatty and not nutritious.
(d) Peasant fare.

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

3. What is the first thing Jerome said to August?
(a) "You are beautiful" (101)
(b) "I love you" (100).
(c) "I know you" (100).
(d) "Be mine" (102).

4. As divulged in Chapter 5, what profession did Gigi want to become when she got older?
(a) Gigi longed to be a lawyer.
(b) Gigi wanted to be an anthropologist.
(c) Gigi wanted to be a banker.
(d) Gigi wanted to become an actress.

5. What was August's brother's wife's name in the most-recent timeline?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Sonja.
(c) Alafia.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Gigi when she was raped by the soldier who slept in the stairwell of her building?

2. Where did August look for Jennie's children faces at the start of Chapter 12?

3. At the start of Chapter 9, what song was August's father listening to?

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

5. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?

(see the answer key)

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