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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. What song does August sing in Chapter 11?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) Be Thou My Vision.
(c) Abide With Me.
(d) Old Rugged Cross.

2. How old is Derek in 1988?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

3. Where does August take Joan while her parents talk to a doctor in Chapter 9?
(a) Rhodes College.
(b) Lemoyne Owen College.
(c) Christian Brothers University.
(d) Rust College.

4. In Chapter 1, how old is Derek?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

5. How much do Joan and Mya charge other kids on the base to explore their house?
(a) $1.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 75 cents.
(d) $1.25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it in Chapter 3?

2. What day of the week is it in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 4, how old is August?

4. Where does Miriam have a part-time job in Chapter 12?

5. According to tradition, what do women usually wear to the Marine Corps Ball?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does August do when she sees Jax choking Miriam in Chapter 9?

2. Who is Derek, and what does Joan remember about him?

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

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

5. A week after Joan is raped, what does a doctor tell Miriam and Jax?

6. What is August's shop like?

7. What is the kitchen like in Chapter 7?

8. In 1995, what does August think after she receives the phone call from Miriam telling her that Jax hit her?

9. How do Miriam and Jax meet?

10. In Chapter 12, what is Miriam doing?

(see the answer keys)

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