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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?
(a) August felt relieved.
(b) August felt like a ghetto girl.
(c) August felt like Sylvia was conceited.
(d) August felt stupid and unambitious.

4. What did August's mother sleep with under her pillow as stated at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) An old photograph of her brother, Clyde.
(b) A piece of broken glass.
(c) A butcher knife.
(d) A leaf from her favorite tree.

5. What was the color of the pullout sofa in August's childhood apartment?
(a) Dark brown.
(b) Light red.
(c) Dark blue.
(d) Dark green.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?

3. As referenced in Chapter 1, when August was 15, where did her father send her for the summer?

4. What trains did August and her family take on their Saturday trips to Coney Island?

5. As noticed in Chapter 3, what was one of the first things August spotted about Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi at school?

(see the answer key)

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