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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When August asked about the jar in the apartment, what did her father tell her?
(a) August's father told her it held all of her mother's most cherished things.
(b) August's father told her that it was none of her business.
(c) August's father said the jar contained ashes.
(d) August's father said the jar had all the money he had saved to get them out of their dilapidated apartment.

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

3. What did Gigi audition for at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) A performing arts school in Yonkers.
(b) A school for maths and sciences in the Bronx.
(c) A performing arts school in Manhattan.
(d) A dance school in Ithaca.

4. What was the name of the woman who braided August's hair as indicated in the latter part of Chapter 4?
(a) Miss Dora.
(b) Miss Alfia.
(c) Miss Sonja.
(d) Miss Erica.

5. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?
(a) "Why do you stare at us like that? What are you looking for?" (36).
(b) "What's your name? I've never seen you before" (36).
(c) "Do you want to have lunch with us. I have an extra sandwich" (33).
(d) "Why do you look at us that way? We don't like you" (35).

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?

3. In Chapter 2, what did August notice about the white people in her apartment building?

4. How did August's father die?

5. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?

(see the answer key)

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