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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, while meeting with therapist, Sister Sonja, as a teenager for the first time, how did August begin the session?
(a) "I hope my mother is alive..." (15).
(b) "She will never come back..." (12).
(c) "I merely want to see her..." (16).
(d) "I was waiting for my mother..." (15).

2. In the middle of Chapter 7, what did Gigi share about the pastor at her church?
(a) Gigi shared that the pastor was having an affair with her mother.
(b) Gigi declared that the pastor was stealing money from the congregation.
(c) Gigi admitted that the pastor took her into a back room and raped her.
(d) Gigi confessed that the pastor came up behind her and rubbed against her inappropriately.

3. 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) Women are wicked and cruel and only want to hurt you.
(c) Keep women close, because they will always be there to help.
(d) Keep women away, because they cannot be trusted.

4. In Chapter 2, what did August notice about the white people in her apartment building?
(a) The white people were jovial and friendly.
(b) The white people were always fighting and arguing in the hallways.
(c) The white people were causing riots and violence.
(d) The white people were moving out of the building.

5. Who originally owned the land where Augusts's family lived in Tennessee?
(a) Her second cousin.
(b) Her paternal grandmother.
(c) Her maternal grandfather.
(d) Her great-great aunt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 5, how did Sylvia respond when August, Gigi, and Angela asked her what she loved?

3. What was August's brother's wife's name in the most-recent timeline?

4. What did August and her brother feed the neighboring children in her apartment building at the end of Chapter 6?

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

(see the answer key)

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