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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what do the Hindu people do with the dead?
(a) The dead are burned and their ashes are spread in the Ganges.
(b) The dead are placed on makeshift rafts and sent them out on the Ganges.
(c) The dead loved ones' bodies are placed in a special room for days before burying them.
(d) The dead are buried next to their loved ones.

2. What did August wish she had said to Angela after Angela disappeared?
(a) "We'll come with you - wherever you go" (132).
(b) "Wait! We love you" (132).
(c) "See you tomorrow" (132).
(d) "Don't believe them" (133).

3. What college was August attending when she describes seeing Angela again in Chapter 16?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Brown.
(d) Princeton.

4. What does the narrator claim is the most tragic thing about life (1)?
(a) The end of childhood.
(b) The memory.
(c) The moment.
(d) The loss of a mother.

5. At the start of Chapter 11, how old did the girls turn?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who moved into the apartment below August's family?

2. In Chapter 12, according to August, where is "Down South?"

3. What did August find when she arrived at the location of her childhood home in SweetGrove in Chapter 16?

4. What local girl was sent away when she got pregnant after being beaten by her mother?

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

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