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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trains did August and her family take on their Saturday trips to Coney Island?
(a) A and D.
(b) B and F.
(c) L and F.
(d) L and A.

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

3. 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 beautiful creatures, whereas men will turn against you.
(c) Women are wicked and cruel and only want to hurt you.
(d) Keep women close, because they will always be there to help.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gigi's mother say about Gigi's skin tone?

2. What did August and her brother do at night as explained at the end of Chapter 7?

3. When did August visit her father in New York City (5)?

4. How much older is August than her brother?

5. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?

(see the answer key)

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