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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did August's father die?
(a) Liver disease.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Natural causes.

2. What vocation did Sylvia believe her father wanted her to become when she was older?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Singer.
(d) Lawyer.

3. At the start of Chapter 5, what does August say Gigi's mother said about Gigi?
(a) Gigi could not play with August, because August was poor.
(b) Gigi had her grandmother's eyes.
(c) Gigi should stay away from men on the streets.
(d) Gigi had to become an actress.

4. At the start of the novel, what style of music does the narrator say was "trying to tell our [the girls'] story" (2) despite the fact that it never quite got them?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Pop.
(c) Top 40.
(d) The Blues.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 2, what year does the narrative shift to?

2. What did Sylvia say about the altar boys at her church as a response to Gigi's secret about the pastor at her church?

3. Where did August's mother's brother, Clyde, go to college? (51).

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

5. Which girl (August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela) was the most popular, as mentioned in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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