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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does August say saved her brother from feeling "halfway whole" (3)?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Faith.
(d) Education.

2. In Chapter 1, what did August's brother ask her after their father's funeral (4)?
(a) "Still whole?"
(b) "What will you do now?"
(c) "Have you seen mom yet?"
(d) "Do you think it is better he [father] is dead?"

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

4. How much older is August than her brother?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

5. In Chapter 1, while meeting with therapist, Sister Sonja, as a teenager for the first time, how did August begin the session?
(a) "She will never come back..." (12).
(b) "I was waiting for my mother..." (15).
(c) "I hope my mother is alive..." (15).
(d) "I merely want to see her..." (16).

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what do the Hindu people do with the dead?

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

3. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?

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

5. How did August's father die?

(see the answer key)

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