1. As noticed in Chapter 3, what was one of the first things August spotted about Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi at school?
(a) The tiny bones at the back of their necks.
(b) The sharp edges of their collarbones.
(c) The way they could just look at each other without saying a word, but understood one another anyway.
(d) The expensive and beautiful clothes they wore.

2. 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 walked the streets looking for her mother.
(c) August walked the streets for drugs.
(d) August ran around the streets with her girlfriends.

3. As referenced in Chapter 1, when August was 15, where did her father send her for the summer?
(a) August's mother's home in Tennessee.
(b) A boarding school in New York City.
(c) A mosque to pray.
(d) A therapist, Sister Sonja.

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what was "telling some part of our [August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela] story" (69)?
(a) Blurry memories.
(b) The night sky.
(c) Every song.
(d) Young boys.