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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was August's "Mommy" talking to when August, her father, and her brother left Tennessee?
(a) Uncle Clyde.
(b) Another man.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Fairies.

2. How old was Gigi when she was raped by the soldier who slept in the stairwell of her building?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 11.
(d) 18.

3. At the start of Chapter 2, what year does the narrative shift to?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1984.

4. After leaving her brother and returning to their father's apartment after the funeral, how did August feel?
(a) Solace and ease.
(b) A sense of deep relief and fear.
(c) Extreme and unbearable sadness.
(d) A lack of any emotion.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is August than her brother?

2. At the start of Chapter 5, what does August say Gigi's mother said about Gigi?

3. What was the color of the pullout sofa in August's childhood apartment?

4. Who reminded August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela of the old man who ran a sketchy shoe repair shop?

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

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