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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela whisper back to their boyfriends when they tried to have sex with them?
(a) "Not that, not yet" (125).
(b) "Please, be gentle" (125).
(c) "We are too young" (124).
(d) "We are only girls. Wait until we are women" (126).

2. What is the origin of August's birth name?
(a) "August" sounded beautiful to her mother.
(b) August was her mother's favorite month.
(c) August was born in the month of August.
(d) August's parents were married in August.

3. What did the girls say to boys who called August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela's names in Chapter 7?
(a) "Don't even say my name. Don't even put it in your mouth."
(b) "Stop trying to get into our pants. We know what you want."
(c) "We are better than you and your stupid friends."
(d) "Don't look at us. We hate you."

4. Where was August when she waited for a beautiful black man from Detroit to show up in the dark, according to the narrative in Chapter 15?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Mexico.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) Bali.

5. Where did August's mother's brother, Clyde, go to college? (51).
(a) University of Texas.
(b) University of Tennessee.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Howard University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August's mother sleep with under her pillow as stated at the start of Chapter 4?

2. What did August want, do, and/or think, when she first saw Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi as a child in Brooklyn?

3. In Chapter 9, what did Sister Loretta call the food that August's family ate before she started coming to the apartment?

4. What did the beautiful brown man say as he pressed his lips to August's feet again and again, according to the narrative in Chapter 15?

5. What kind of car did August's white neighbors drive when they left in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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