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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. In Chapter 11, how long has it been since Miriam and her girls arrived in Memphis?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

2. In 1995, how old are Joan and Mya?
(a) 9 and 6.
(b) 8 and 5.
(c) 11 and 8.
(d) 10 and 7.

3. How does August say that Derek's father died?
(a) Drive-by shooting.
(b) Lynched.
(c) Knife fight.
(d) In a prison riot.

4. In Chapter 9, what month is it?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) October.

5. What is the name of the man Mazz tells Miriam was hit when he and Jax were in the Gulf?
(a) Fellows.
(b) Colson.
(c) Watson.
(d) Jenkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color nightlight does Mya have in Chapter 6?

2. What branch of service is Jax in?

3. What color quilt is over the bed where Joan sleeps in Chapter 10?

4. Which wall of the kitchen in Chapter 7 is built from brick?

5. How old is Miriam in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Miriam do before she left North Carolina in Chapter 2?

2. What does Miriam think it will be like to go back to school?

3. What type of violence was in the neighborhood in Chapter 12?

4. How do Miriam and Jax meet?

5. Why did August quit college and start styling hair?

6. Why is Miriam in Memphis in Chapter 8, and where is Jax?

7. How does Joan compare herself and Mya to her mother in Chapter 10?

8. In Chapter 10, what does Miss Dawn tell Joan to do, and what is the result?

9. What is the kitchen like in Chapter 7?

10. What does Joan's father say to her mother before he walks out?

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