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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a young girl, why did August roam the streets at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) August walked the streets looking for her mother.
(b) August roamed the streets asking for money.
(c) August ran around the streets with her girlfriends.
(d) August walked the streets for drugs.

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

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

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

5. What major event happened to August's brother in Chapter 2?
(a) August's brother ran away, but their father found him hiding under a bridge.
(b) August's brother got severely beaten by their father.
(c) August's brother cut his forearm on the broken glass of the window.
(d) August's brother left to live with their mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did August's mother feel about friendships among women as indicated in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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