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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 Jerome do to August's body for the first time in Chapter 12?
(a) Jerome put his mouth on August's stomach.
(b) Jerome and August had sex.
(c) Jerome put his hands in August's pants.
(d) Jerome put his mouth on August's body.

2. At the start of Chapter 11, how old did the girls turn?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

3. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?
(a) A joint.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A nude photo of her boyfriend.

4. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?
(a) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to dye her hair blonde.
(b) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to cut her hair short like their mother.
(c) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to wear her hair down more often.
(d) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to show them her hair.

5. What did August and her brother feed the neighboring children in her apartment building at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Ham sandwiches and popcorn.
(b) Potatoes, colorful salads, and almonds.
(c) Potato chips, apples, and nuts.
(d) Fried pork chops and fruit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Gigi when she was raped by the soldier who slept in the stairwell of her building?

3. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?

4. What was August's father's response in reference to Sylvia's father on Page 115?

5. Toward the end of Chapter 7, what did August want to say to her mother about trusting women?

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