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

2. In Chapter 12, according to August, where is "Down South?"
(a) Dominican Republic, Cuba, or Puerto Rico.
(b) El Salvador, Jamaica, or Florida.
(c) Jamaica, Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico.
(d) Cuba, the southern states, or Mississippi.

3. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?
(a) Math.
(b) Physics.
(c) English literature.
(d) Writing.

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

5. How old was Jerome when he met August?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vocation did Sylvia believe her father wanted her to become when she was older?

2. What did Sister Loretta cook for the family when she arrived at August's family apartment?

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

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

5. What did Sylvia say about the altar boys at her church as a response to Gigi's secret about the pastor at her church?

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