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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 mother feel about friendships among women as indicated in Chapter 2?
(a) Keep women close, because they will always be there to help.
(b) Women are wicked and cruel and only want to hurt you.
(c) Keep women away, because they cannot be trusted.
(d) Women are beautiful creatures, whereas men will turn against you.

2. What was August's brother's wife's name in the most-recent timeline?
(a) Sonja.
(b) Alafia.
(c) Fatima.
(d) Sarah.

3. How much older is August than her brother?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 5, what did Gigi's mom do for a living?
(a) Gigi's mom was a teacher.
(b) Gigi's mom had no job and was on employment.
(c) Gigi's mom was a banker.
(d) Gigi's mom was a dancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August's mother sleep with under her pillow as stated at the start of Chapter 4?

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

3. In Chapter 1, what did August's brother ask her after their father's funeral (4)?

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

5. Toward the end of Chapter 7, what did August want to say to her mother about trusting women?

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