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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?
(a) Mister Ice Cream.
(b) Mister Softee.
(c) Misses Creamery Truck.
(d) Misses Chocolate.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what was "telling some part of our [August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela] story" (69)?
(a) The night sky.
(b) Young boys.
(c) Every song.
(d) Blurry memories.

3. How did August, Sylvia, and Angela respond to Gigi's rape?
(a) August, Sylvia, and Angela told Gigi that she could stay at Sylvia's house to get away from him.
(b) August, Sylvia, and Angela made a plan to run away with Gigi.
(c) August, Sylvia, and Angela insisted that Gigi immediately tell her mother.
(d) August, Sylvia, and Angela promised to find the man and kill him.

4. 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 banker.
(c) Gigi's mom was a teacher.
(d) Gigi's mom was a dancer.

5. What does August say saved her brother from feeling "halfway whole" (3)?
(a) Faith.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Education.
(d) Friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Sylvia's room?

2. What major event happened to August's brother in Chapter 2?

3. What was the name of the woman who braided August's hair as indicated in the latter part of Chapter 4?

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

5. As a young girl, why did August roam the streets at the start of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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