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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since August's childhood when she describes her father's funeral?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 6 years.

2. What was August's brother's wife's name in the most-recent timeline?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Alafia.

3. In Chapter 2, what did August notice about the white people in her apartment building?
(a) The white people were moving out of the building.
(b) The white people were always fighting and arguing in the hallways.
(c) The white people were jovial and friendly.
(d) The white people were causing riots and violence.

4. As noticed in Chapter 3, what was one of the first things August spotted about Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi at school?
(a) The sharp edges of their collarbones.
(b) The expensive and beautiful clothes they wore.
(c) The way they could just look at each other without saying a word, but understood one another anyway.
(d) The tiny bones at the back of their necks.

5. How did August's mother feel about friendships among women as indicated in Chapter 2?
(a) Keep women away, because they cannot be trusted.
(b) Women are wicked and cruel and only want to hurt you.
(c) Women are beautiful creatures, whereas men will turn against you.
(d) Keep women close, because they will always be there to help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major event happened to August's brother in Chapter 2?

2. According to the Quote that precedes the narrative, what will you find when you turn right?

3. What did August's father do to the apartment window she and her brother always peered through?

4. What was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?

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

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