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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was August's "Mommy" talking to when August, her father, and her brother left Tennessee?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Uncle Clyde.
(d) Another man.

2. Who reminded August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela of the old man who ran a sketchy shoe repair shop?
(a) Jackson.
(b) The man who raped Gigi.
(c) Geppetto.
(d) Sylvia's father.

3. Which girl (August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela) was the most popular, as mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Gigi.
(b) Angela.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) August.

4. At the start of the novel, what style of music does the narrator say was "trying to tell our [the girls'] story" (2) despite the fact that it never quite got them?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Top 40.
(c) Pop.
(d) The Blues.

5. 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 was dressed in expensive clothing.
(b) Sylvia had not aged at all and had reddish brown hair.
(c) Sylvia had a child on her lap and looked content.
(d) Sylvia looked so different that August barely recognized her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was one song August listened to as she had her hair braided?

3. Where did August's mother's brother, Clyde, go to college? (51).

4. What is the origin of August's birth name?

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

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