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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 and her brother feed the neighboring children in her apartment building at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Potatoes, colorful salads, and almonds.
(b) Potato chips, apples, and nuts.
(c) Ham sandwiches and popcorn.
(d) Fried pork chops and fruit.

2. According to the middle of Chapter 12, what did August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela wear in the winter?
(a) Snow boots.
(b) Platform shoes.
(c) Sandals with socks.
(d) Sneakers with holes.

3. What does the narrator claim is the most tragic thing about life (1)?
(a) The loss of a mother.
(b) The memory.
(c) The end of childhood.
(d) The moment.

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

5. 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?
(a) The Blues.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Top 40.
(d) Pop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of uniform was Sylvia wearing when August saw her in the streets after Sylvia had left August's school at the end of Chapter 10?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 5, what did Gigi's mom do for a living?

3. Where was a dead woman found in the winter?

4. In what condition did August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi find the man who raped Gigi in Chapter 4?

5. What did August tell Sister Loretta about SweetGrove?

(see the answer key)

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