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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did August pray for at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A new job for her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) More friends.
(d) A bigger apartment.

3. Why would August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela possibly get sent "Down South?"
(a) Skipping school.
(b) Bad behavior.
(c) Pregnancy.
(d) Having boyfriends.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jerome do to August's body for the first time in Chapter 12?

2. What did August wish she had said to Angela after Angela disappeared?

3. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?

4. In Chapter 9, what did Sister Loretta call the food that August's family ate before she started coming to the apartment?

5. How did Angela's boyfriend speak according to the start of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the Son of Sam and why is he referenced?

2. What happened to Angela's mother?

3. What led to the alienation between Sylvia and her friends in Chapter 10?

4. How does August describe Gigi's mother in Chapter 10?

5. What does "orba" mean? Why is this word defined in the novel?

6. What did Sister Loretta bring to August's household?

7. What did Sister Loretta wear when she met August?

8. What is the significance of the urn described in Chapter 10?

9. What was the Summer Food Service Program?

10. What does August say about her Muslim beliefs in Chapter 9?

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