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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 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.

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

3. What did Jerome do to August that was the first sign of their relationship?
(a) Jerome kissed August.
(b) Jerome waved at August on the street.
(c) Jerome left August a note at her apartment door.
(d) Jerome winked at August.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?

2. What was the name of the woman who braided August's hair as indicated in the latter part of Chapter 4?

3. What temperature did it raise the summer August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela had boyfriends? (123-124).

4. Who originally owned the land where Augusts's family lived in Tennessee?

5. What did Sylvia's mother tell August and her friends when they visited?

(see the answer key)

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