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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did August's mother feel about friendships among women as indicated in Chapter 2?
(a) Women are beautiful creatures, whereas men will turn against you.
(b) Keep women close, because they will always be there to help.
(c) Women are wicked and cruel and only want to hurt you.
(d) Keep women away, because they cannot be trusted.

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

3. What is the name of the area where August and her family lived before moving to Brooklyn?
(a) Tennessee Swamp.
(b) BitterFields.
(c) SweetGrove.
(d) The Bronx.

4. How old was Gigi when she was raped by the soldier who slept in the stairwell of her building?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did August's father die?

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what was "telling some part of our [August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela] story" (69)?

4. Who originally owned the land where Augusts's family lived in Tennessee?

5. What did Gigi's mother say about Gigi's skin tone?

(see the answer key)

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