1. Toward the end of Chapter 7, what did August want to say to her mother about trusting women?
(a) "You were right, Mama. These girls were not to be trusted. I do need to keep them at arms' length" (76).
(b) "You were wrong, Mama. Look at us hugging. Look at us laughing. Look how we begin and end each other" (75).
(c) "Mama, these girls are beautiful. Why did you lie to me" (78)?
(d) "Mama, you are stupid for leaving us and forcing me to trust only my friends to listen to me" (75).

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

3. At the start of Chapter 5, what does August say Gigi's mother said about Gigi?
(a) Gigi had her grandmother's eyes.
(b) Gigi should stay away from men on the streets.
(c) Gigi had to become an actress.
(d) Gigi could not play with August, because August was poor.

4. How did August, Sylvia, and Angela respond to Gigi's rape?
(a) August, Sylvia, and Angela made a plan to run away with Gigi.
(b) August, Sylvia, and Angela promised to find the man and kill him.
(c) August, Sylvia, and Angela told Gigi that she could stay at Sylvia's house to get away from him.
(d) August, Sylvia, and Angela insisted that Gigi immediately tell her mother.

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