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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A singer.
(c) A grown-up.
(d) A wife.

2. What happened during the summer at the start of Chapter 11?
(a) The lights went out in Brooklyn.
(b) The girls stopped talking.
(c) The heat kept everyone inside.
(d) Men and boys were everywhere.

3. What sort of lessons did Sylvia take that were surprising to August in Chapter 9?
(a) Dance and soccer.
(b) Piano and propriety.
(c) Violin and cello.
(d) Piano and dance.

4. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?
(a) August wanted Sylvia to be jealous.
(b) August wanted to sound mature.
(c) August knew Sylvia liked Jerome.
(d) August wanted to be like Sylvia.

5. In Chapter 9, what did Sister Loretta call the food that August's family ate before she started coming to the apartment?
(a) Fatty and not nutritious.
(b) Peasant fare.
(c) Home cooking.
(d) The white devil's poison.

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

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

8. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?
(a) August felt stupid and unambitious.
(b) August felt like Sylvia was conceited.
(c) August felt relieved.
(d) August felt like a ghetto girl.

9. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?
(a) The Qur'an.
(b) The Old Man and the Sea.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Book of Mormon.

10. What local girl was sent away when she got pregnant after being beaten by her mother?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Charlsetta.
(c) Dora.
(d) Jennie.

11. In Chapter 8, what did August hear when her father started bringing women to the apartment for the first time?
(a) Banging and yelling.
(b) Hushed laughter and moans.
(c) Whispers and bottles breaking.
(d) Screaming and crying.

12. How did August feel about the free items she received after the catastrophe that happened in her neighborhood?
(a) Thankful.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

13. What did August wish she had said to Angela after Angela disappeared?
(a) "Wait! We love you" (132).
(b) "We'll come with you - wherever you go" (132).
(c) "See you tomorrow" (132).
(d) "Don't believe them" (133).

14. What is the first thing Jerome said to August?
(a) "Be mine" (102).
(b) "I love you" (100).
(c) "I know you" (100).
(d) "You are beautiful" (101)

15. How old was August when she first saw Jerome in Chapter 9?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August tell her mother at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What did Gigi audition for at the start of Chapter 10?

3. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?

4. In Chapter 12, according to August, where is "Down South?"

5. What did every school building give out after the major event took place described in Chapter 8?

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