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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which girl (August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela) was the most popular, as mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) August.
(c) Angela.
(d) Gigi.

2. What was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?
(a) Misses Creamery Truck.
(b) Mister Ice Cream.
(c) Mister Softee.
(d) Misses Chocolate.

3. Who was August's "Mommy" talking to when August, her father, and her brother left Tennessee?
(a) Uncle Clyde.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Another man.
(d) Ghosts.

4. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?
(a) "Why do you stare at us like that? What are you looking for?" (36).
(b) "Why do you look at us that way? We don't like you" (35).
(c) "What's your name? I've never seen you before" (36).
(d) "Do you want to have lunch with us. I have an extra sandwich" (33).

5. What trains did August and her family take on their Saturday trips to Coney Island?
(a) A and D.
(b) L and A.
(c) B and F.
(d) L and F.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does August say saved her brother from feeling "halfway whole" (3)?

2. What did August and her brother feed the neighboring children in her apartment building at the end of Chapter 6?

3. After August's father brought home a radio, how did August say she would have responded if asked, "Are you lonely?" (47).

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what was "telling some part of our [August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela] story" (69)?

5. Who was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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