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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 was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The drug addicts in Chicago.
(b) The minorities in Brooklyn.
(c) The refugees of Libya.
(d) The children of Biafra.

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

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

4. What did August and her brother do at night as explained at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) August and her brother cried all night.
(b) August and her brother held hands.
(c) August and her brother sang hymns together.
(d) August and her brother created a plan to run away.

5. What magazine reminded August that her family was not as poor as others?
(a) National Geographic.
(b) Life.
(c) People.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why could Gigi not tell her mother about the rape?

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

3. As divulged in Chapter 5, what profession did Gigi want to become when she got older?

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

5. When did August visit her father in New York City (5)?

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