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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 is the name of the area where August and her family lived before moving to Brooklyn?
(a) BitterFields.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Tennessee Swamp.
(d) SweetGrove.

2. What is the first thing Jerome said to August?
(a) "I know you" (100).
(b) "I love you" (100).
(c) "Be mine" (102).
(d) "You are beautiful" (101)

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

4. How did Sister Loretta, August's father's new girlfriend, dress when August met her for the first time?
(a) Sister Loretta had a shawl and pants on.
(b) Sister Loretta was in a black business suit.
(c) Sister Loretta was covered from head to toe.
(d) Sister Loretta wore a low-cut top and skirt.

5. How old was Gigi when she died?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. August says in Chapter 15 that she came to college because since she was a kid she wanted a deeper understanding of what?

2. After leaving her brother and returning to their father's apartment after the funeral, how did August feel?

3. How old was August when she describes her father taking her and her brother back to SweetGrove in Chapter 16?

4. How old was August when she first saw Jerome in Chapter 9?

5. Where was August when a beautiful brown man pressed his lips against her feet again and again, according to the narrative in Chapter 15?

(see the answer key)

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