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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 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 was dressed in expensive clothing.
(b) Sylvia had a child on her lap and looked content.
(c) Sylvia had not aged at all and had reddish brown hair.
(d) Sylvia looked so different that August barely recognized her.

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

3. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?
(a) A diner in New Jersey.
(b) Their father's apartment to organize his things.
(c) A drive to Tennessee to visit family.
(d) Their father's grave sight.

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

5. 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 causing riots and violence.
(c) The white people were jovial and friendly.
(d) The white people were always fighting and arguing in the hallways.

Short Answer Questions

1. While listening to a church sermon in Chapter 2, what question did August pose to God?

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

3. What does August say saved her brother from feeling "halfway whole" (3)?

4. How did August's father die?

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

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