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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) Natural causes.
(d) Lung cancer.

2. What was one song August listened to as she had her hair braided?
(a) "The Great Girl."
(b) "Keep on Livin'."
(c) "The Blues Are No Good."
(d) "Amazing Grace."

3. What is the name of the area where August and her family lived before moving to Brooklyn?
(a) Tennessee Swamp.
(b) SweetGrove.
(c) BitterFields.
(d) The Bronx.

4. What is the origin of August's birth name?
(a) "August" sounded beautiful to her mother.
(b) August's parents were married in August.
(c) August was her mother's favorite month.
(d) August was born in the month of August.

5. What did Gigi's mother say about Gigi's skin tone?
(a) Gigi should should be proud of her skin tone.
(b) Gigi should talk to a dermatologist about her acne.
(c) Gigi should use tanning products.
(d) Gigi should stay out of the sun, so that her skin did not get any darker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did August, Sylvia, and Angela respond to Gigi's rape?

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

3. Who was August's "Mommy" talking to when August, her father, and her brother left Tennessee?

4. What was August's brother's wife's name in the most-recent timeline?

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

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