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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many sisters did Sylvia have according to August in Chapter 9?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 5, what did Gigi's mom do for a living?
(a) Gigi's mom was a teacher.
(b) Gigi's mom was a banker.
(c) Gigi's mom had no job and was on employment.
(d) Gigi's mom was a dancer.

5. At the start of Chapter 5, what does August say Gigi's mother said about Gigi?
(a) Gigi had her grandmother's eyes.
(b) Gigi could not play with August, because August was poor.
(c) Gigi should stay away from men on the streets.
(d) Gigi had to become an actress.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who reminded August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela of the old man who ran a sketchy shoe repair shop?

3. How did August feel about the free items she received after the catastrophe that happened in her neighborhood?

4. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?

5. In Chapter 4, who moved into the apartment below August's family?

(see the answer key)

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