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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did August tell her mother at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) "To come home" (111).
(b) "To never come back" (110).
(c) "To replace Sister Loretta" (112).
(d) "To be patient" (112).

2. What happened when August, Sylvia, and Gigi called Angela's house toward the end of Chapter 12?
(a) The phone kept ringing and ringing.
(b) Angela's father answered the phone.
(c) Angela answered the phone and said she could not come out.
(d) The phone was disconnected.

3. What color was Sylvia's room?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

4. What did Sylvia say about the altar boys at her church as a response to Gigi's secret about the pastor at her church?
(a) The altar boys only wanted to worship and go home.
(b) The altar boys were abused.
(c) The altar boys should not be trusted if you were the only altar girl.
(d) The altar boys were rude and disrespectful of the elders of the church.

5. How old was Jerome when he met August?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August and her brother say at the door of Jennie's of apartment on Page 121?

2. Toward the end of Chapter 7, what did August want to say to her mother about trusting women?

3. After leaving her brother and returning to their father's apartment after the funeral, how did August feel?

4. Which friend of August's had similar hands to her mother, as mentioned in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?

(see the answer key)

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