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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did August and her brother feed the neighboring children in her apartment building at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Fried pork chops and fruit.
(b) Potato chips, apples, and nuts.
(c) Ham sandwiches and popcorn.
(d) Potatoes, colorful salads, and almonds.

2. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?
(a) "Why do you stare at us like that? What are you looking for?" (36).
(b) "Why do you look at us that way? We don't like you" (35).
(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. How much older is August than her brother?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 years.

4. As a young girl, why did August roam the streets at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) August ran around the streets with her girlfriends.
(b) August roamed the streets asking for money.
(c) August walked the streets for drugs.
(d) August walked the streets looking for her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did August visit her father in New York City (5)?

2. 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?

3. What was the color of the pullout sofa in August's childhood apartment?

4. In Chapter 1, what did August's brother ask her after their father's funeral (4)?

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

(see the answer key)

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