1. What did August's father do to the apartment window she and her brother always peered through?
(a) August's father broke the window and yelled at August and her brother.
(b) August's father put a dark sheet over it and told them to stop looking out of it.
(c) August's father took a knife and cut the top of the window frame.
(d) August's father replaced it with a new window that made it easier for August and her brother to see through.

2. As noticed in Chapter 3, what was one of the first things August spotted about Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi at school?
(a) The expensive and beautiful clothes they wore.
(b) The sharp edges of their collarbones.
(c) The way they could just look at each other without saying a word, but understood one another anyway.
(d) The tiny bones at the back of their necks.

3. What was the question that Sister Sonja posed to August in their first meeting described in Chapter 14?
(a) "Why do you think your mother committed suicide?"
(b) "How do you feel about your mother's death?"
(c) "When did you first realize you mother had actually died?"
(d) "Where do you want to live?"

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

5. What did Sylvia's mother tell August and her friends when they visited?
(a) "Dreams are not for people who look like you" (103).
(b) "Sylvia is better than you. You will never compare" (103).
(c) "You cannot come over, because you are poor" (103).
(d) "Happiness is for people like us" (102).