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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does August describe her friend Sylvia when she accidentally ran into her on the train years after leaving Brooklyn?
(a) Sylvia had not aged at all and had reddish brown hair.
(b) Sylvia looked so different that August barely recognized her.
(c) Sylvia had not aged at all and was dressed in expensive clothing.
(d) Sylvia had a child on her lap and looked content.

2. What kind of uniform was Sylvia wearing when August saw her in the streets after Sylvia had left August's school at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) St. Thomas Auquinas.
(b) St. Thomas Peter.
(c) St. Thomas Gregory.
(d) St. Thomas Auquarius.

3. Who was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The drug addicts in Chicago.
(b) The refugees of Libya.
(c) The children of Biafra.
(d) The minorities in Brooklyn.

4. Toward the end of Chapter 7, what did August want to say to her mother about trusting women?
(a) "You were right, Mama. These girls were not to be trusted. I do need to keep them at arms' length" (76).
(b) "Mama, you are stupid for leaving us and forcing me to trust only my friends to listen to me" (75).
(c) "Mama, these girls are beautiful. Why did you lie to me" (78)?
(d) "You were wrong, Mama. Look at us hugging. Look at us laughing. Look how we begin and end each other" (75).

5. Which friend of August's had similar hands to her mother, as mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Sonja.
(b) Gigi.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Angela.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does August say she spent her twenties sleeping with in Chapter 15?

2. What is the name of the area where August and her family lived before moving to Brooklyn?

3. Where was August at a cafe when the woman she had lived with for eight months asked why she slept with fisted hands in Chapter 15?

4. Who reminded August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela of the old man who ran a sketchy shoe repair shop?

5. What role did Gigi land in the drama club's production of Jesus Christ Superstar in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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