1. What did Sister Loretta cook for the family when she arrived at August's family apartment?
(a) Spaghetti with real tomato sauce.
(b) Eggplant Parmesan and shrimp.
(c) Navy beans and collared greens.
(d) Navy beans and eggplant Parmesan.

2. What was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?
(a) Misses Chocolate.
(b) Misses Creamery Truck.
(c) Mister Ice Cream.
(d) Mister Softee.

3. Where was August when a beautiful brown man pressed his lips against her feet again and again, according to the narrative in Chapter 15?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Cancun.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Southern France.

4. What was one song August listened to as she had her hair braided?
(a) "Keep on Livin'."
(b) "Amazing Grace."
(c) "The Great Girl."
(d) "The Blues Are No Good."

5. What did Sylvia's mother tell August and her friends when they visited?
(a) "Sylvia is better than you. You will never compare" (103).
(b) "Dreams are not for people who look like you" (103).
(c) "You cannot come over, because you are poor" (103).
(d) "Happiness is for people like us" (102).

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What park does August describe seeing out the window of Sister Sonja's office in Chapter 14?

3. How old was Gigi when she was raped by the soldier who slept in the stairwell of her building?

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

5. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?

(see the answer key)

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