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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After August's father brought home a radio, how did August say she would have responded if asked, "Are you lonely?" (47).
(a) August said that her mother's absence made her so incredibly lonely.
(b) August said that this new radio only reminded her of how lonely her life was.
(c) August confessed that she would reply that she was not lonely, because her brother was with her.
(d) August revealed that she would answer that she was lonely, but had no way to cure it.

2. Who was August's "Mommy" talking to when August, her father, and her brother left Tennessee?
(a) Another man.
(b) Uncle Clyde.
(c) Fairies.
(d) Ghosts.

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

4. On the final Page of Chapter 11, what realization did August have?
(a) August shared that she was fearful her mother would never return.
(b) August reminded Angela that life would always be difficult, and there was nothing they could do.
(c) August accepted that the girls were on earth, heading home to Brooklyn, and would most likely not leave.
(d) August revealed that her father was beating her.

5. What did the woman who lived below August's apartment look like?
(a) The woman never spoke to August, and always looked away when they saw each other on the stairs.
(b) The woman was scary and fat and scowled a lot.
(c) The woman had a long neck...and smelt like cigarette smoke.
(d) The woman was dark and reedy and wore a long, black wig.

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. What happened when August, Sylvia, and Gigi called Angela's house toward the end of Chapter 12?

3. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?

4. How does August describe her friend Sylvia when she accidentally ran into her on the train years after leaving Brooklyn?

5. What did Sister Loretta cook for the family when she arrived at August's family apartment?

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