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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was a dead woman found in the winter?
(a) The ditch near the East River.
(b) The basement of the Marcy Building.
(c) The backyard of her boyfriend's apartment complex.
(d) The roof of the Marcy Houses projects.

2. 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) "What's your name? I've never seen you before" (36).
(c) "Do you want to have lunch with us. I have an extra sandwich" (33).
(d) "Why do you look at us that way? We don't like you" (35).

3. While listening to a church sermon in Chapter 2, what question did August pose to God?
(a) "How could God take away my mother?" (22).
(b) "Why did God only love the white people?" (23).
(c) "What does God do with his daughters?" (23).
(d) "Do you even exist? If so, why are you so unfair?" (21).

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

5. What is the origin of August's birth name?
(a) "August" sounded beautiful to her mother.
(b) August was born in the month of August.
(c) August was her mother's favorite month.
(d) August's parents were married in August.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did August's mother sleep with under her pillow as stated at the start of Chapter 4?

3. How did August's mother feel about friendships among women as indicated in Chapter 2?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, how did Sylvia respond when August, Gigi, and Angela asked her what she loved?

5. What happened when August, Sylvia, and Gigi called Angela's house toward the end of Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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