1. What did August want, do, and/or think, when she first saw Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi as a child in Brooklyn?
(a) August had a natural distaste for the girls.
(b) August hated them because she had no friends.
(c) August wanted to be a part of who they were.
(d) August yelled at the girls for being stuck-up.

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

3. What did the girls say to boys who called August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela's names in Chapter 7?
(a) "We are better than you and your stupid friends."
(b) "Don't even say my name. Don't even put it in your mouth."
(c) "Don't look at us. We hate you."
(d) "Stop trying to get into our pants. We know what you want."

4. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what do the Hindu people do with the dead?
(a) The dead are placed on makeshift rafts and sent them out on the Ganges.
(b) The dead are burned and their ashes are spread in the Ganges.
(c) The dead loved ones' bodies are placed in a special room for days before burying them.
(d) The dead are buried next to their loved ones.

5. After August's father brought home a radio, how did August say she would have responded if asked, "Are you lonely?" (47).
(a) August confessed that she would reply that she was not lonely, because her brother was with her.
(b) August said that this new radio only reminded her of how lonely her life was.
(c) August said that her mother's absence made her so incredibly lonely.
(d) August revealed that she would answer that she was lonely, but had no way to cure it.