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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Quote that precedes the narrative, what will you find when you turn right?
(a) The threat of teenage boys.
(b) The files of SweetGrove.
(c) An old wise man.
(d) A peach tree blooming.

3. How does August describe her friend Sylvia when she accidentally ran into her on the train years after leaving Brooklyn?
(a) Sylvia looked so different that August barely recognized her.
(b) Sylvia had not aged at all and had reddish brown hair.
(c) Sylvia had a child on her lap and looked content.
(d) Sylvia had not aged at all and was dressed in expensive clothing.

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

5. What was one song August listened to as she had her hair braided?
(a) "Amazing Grace."
(b) "The Great Girl."
(c) "The Blues Are No Good."
(d) "Keep on Livin'."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what did Sister Loretta call the food that August's family ate before she started coming to the apartment?

2. What was August's brother's wife's name in the most-recent timeline?

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

4. What does the narrator claim is the most tragic thing about life (1)?

5. In the middle of Chapter 7, what did Gigi share about the pastor at her church?

(see the answer key)

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