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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the shop owners on Broadway that lived in fancy houses?
(a) Dominicans.
(b) Black-Americans.
(c) White people.
(d) Puerto Ricans.

2. What did August and her brother believe happened to their father's fingers well into their teens?
(a) Their mother bit their father's fingers off.
(b) Their father lost his fingers in a fight.
(c) The war took their father's fingers away.
(d) A dog had eaten their father's fingers.

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

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

5. What did every school building give out after the major event took place described in Chapter 8?
(a) Free clothes.
(b) Free school supplies.
(c) Free lunch.
(d) Free books.

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

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

8. What major event is described at the opening of Chapter 8?
(a) The 9/11 attacks on New York City.
(b) A massive fire that broke out in San Francisco.
(c) August's family's return to SweetGrove.
(d) A blackout in New York City.

9. How old was August when she went sexually further with Jerome than just kissing at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

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

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

12. What did August tell Sister Loretta about SweetGrove?
(a) That she wanted to return and teach in SweetGrove.
(b) That SweetGrove was dangerous.
(c) That SweetGrove is hateful.
(d) That Sister Loretta would like SweetGrove.

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

14. What was August's father's response in reference to Sylvia's father on Page 115?
(a) "Sylvia has a conceited father and I do not like him."
(b) "He's a good man. He has his God. A man needs his God."
(c) "He is a horrible father. You will not stay there."
(d) "August, Sylvia is not a good friend; her father has too much influence over her."

15. What happened when August, Sylvia, and Gigi called Angela's house toward the end of Chapter 12?
(a) The phone was disconnected.
(b) The phone kept ringing and ringing.
(c) Angela's father answered the phone.
(d) Angela answered the phone and said she could not come out.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the final Page of Chapter 11, what realization did August have?

2. What happened during the summer at the start of Chapter 11?

3. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?

4. What was found in the dead woman's pocket once the police find her in Chapter 12?

5. What did August wish she had said to Angela after Angela disappeared?

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