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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?
(a) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to cut her hair short like their mother.
(b) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to dye her hair blonde.
(c) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to wear her hair down more often.
(d) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to show them her hair.

2. How did August learn about french kissing?
(a) August learned by watching television shows.
(b) August had practiced with Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi.
(c) August actually did not know, but she just tried to impress him.
(d) August had seen her father kiss many women.

3. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?
(a) A joint.
(b) A nude photo of her boyfriend.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A bottle of wine.

4. How many sisters did Sylvia have according to August in Chapter 9?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

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

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

7. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?
(a) Physics.
(b) Math.
(c) Writing.
(d) English literature.

8. Where did August look for Jennie's children faces at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) The outside of Jennie's apartment.
(b) The streets of Brooklyn.
(c) The faces of strangers.
(d) The hallways of her apartment building.

9. What did August tell Sister Loretta about SweetGrove?
(a) That SweetGrove was dangerous.
(b) That SweetGrove is hateful.
(c) That she wanted to return and teach in SweetGrove.
(d) That Sister Loretta would like SweetGrove.

10. How did Sister Loretta, August's father's new girlfriend, dress when August met her for the first time?
(a) Sister Loretta had a shawl and pants on.
(b) Sister Loretta was in a black business suit.
(c) Sister Loretta wore a low-cut top and skirt.
(d) Sister Loretta was covered from head to toe.

11. What did August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela whisper back to their boyfriends when they tried to have sex with them?
(a) "We are too young" (124).
(b) "Please, be gentle" (125).
(c) "We are only girls. Wait until we are women" (126).
(d) "Not that, not yet" (125).

12. What did Jerome do to August's body for the first time in Chapter 12?
(a) Jerome and August had sex.
(b) Jerome put his mouth on August's stomach.
(c) Jerome put his mouth on August's body.
(d) Jerome put his hands in August's pants.

13. At the start of Chapter 9, what song was August's father listening to?
(a) "Helter Skelter."
(b) "Sweet Home Alabama."
(c) "Love is Blind."
(d) "Misty Blue."

14. At the start of Chapter 11, how old did the girls turn?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

15. What confession did Angela make to the girls on Page 113?
(a) Angela wanted to run away.
(b) Angela slept with a boy.
(c) Angela started her period.
(d) Angela did not know where her mother was.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the shop owners on Broadway that lived in fancy houses?

2. How did August feel about the women her father brought home?

3. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 12, according to August, where is "Down South?"

5. How old was Jerome when he met August?

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