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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reminded August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela of the old man who ran a sketchy shoe repair shop?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Sylvia's father.
(c) Geppetto.
(d) The man who raped Gigi.

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 lack of any emotion.
(d) A sense of deep relief and fear.

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

4. How did August, Sylvia, and Angela respond to Gigi's rape?
(a) August, Sylvia, and Angela promised to find the man and kill him.
(b) August, Sylvia, and Angela made a plan to run away with Gigi.
(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. 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 for drugs.
(c) August walked the streets looking for her mother.
(d) August ran around the streets with her girlfriends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gigi's mother say about Gigi's skin tone?

2. What did August and her brother do at night as explained at the end of Chapter 7?

3. Why could Gigi not tell her mother about the rape?

4. What did Sylvia say about the altar boys at her church as a response to Gigi's secret about the pastor at her church?

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

(see the answer key)

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