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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 9, what song was August's father listening to?
(a) "Love is Blind."
(b) "Misty Blue."
(c) "Sweet Home Alabama."
(d) "Helter Skelter."

2. How much older is August than her brother?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

4. What did Sylvia's mother tell August and her friends when they visited?
(a) "You cannot come over, because you are poor" (103).
(b) "Sylvia is better than you. You will never compare" (103).
(c) "Dreams are not for people who look like you" (103).
(d) "Happiness is for people like us" (102).

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the woman who lived below August's apartment look like?

2. Who was August's "Mommy" talking to when August, her father, and her brother left Tennessee?

3. What is the origin of August's birth name?

4. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?

5. Where did August's mother's brother, Clyde, go to college? (51).

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