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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 tell Sister Loretta about SweetGrove?
(a) That SweetGrove is hateful.
(b) That she wanted to return and teach in SweetGrove.
(c) That SweetGrove was dangerous.
(d) That Sister Loretta would like SweetGrove.

2. What temperature did it raise the summer August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela had boyfriends? (123-124).
(a) Over 99 degrees.
(b) 99 degrees.
(c) 89 degrees.
(d) Over 100 degrees.

3. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?
(a) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to cut her hair short like their mother.
(b) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to show them her hair.
(c) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to dye her hair blonde.
(d) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to wear her hair down more often.

4. How did August learn about french kissing?
(a) August had seen her father kiss many women.
(b) August had practiced with Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi.
(c) August actually did not know, but she just tried to impress him.
(d) August learned by watching television shows.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what was "telling some part of our [August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela] story" (69)?
(a) Blurry memories.
(b) The night sky.
(c) Every song.
(d) Young boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does August describe her friend Sylvia when she accidentally ran into her on the train years after leaving Brooklyn?

2. How long has it been since August's childhood when she describes her father's funeral?

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

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

5. Where does August describe sitting with her brother after her father's funeral in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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