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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why could Gigi not tell her mother about the rape?
(a) Her mother would make them move away from Brooklyn.
(b) Her mother would blame Gigi.
(c) Her mother would kill the man.
(d) The man was her mother's boyfriend.

2. As divulged in Chapter 5, what profession did Gigi want to become when she got older?
(a) Gigi wanted to be an anthropologist.
(b) Gigi wanted to be a banker.
(c) Gigi longed to be a lawyer.
(d) Gigi wanted to become an actress.

3. What was the color of the pullout sofa in August's childhood apartment?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Light red.
(c) Dark green.
(d) Dark brown.

4. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?
(a) The Qur'an.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Old Man and the Sea.
(d) The Book of Mormon.

5. What did the August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi decide to do to protect Gigi after she was sexually assaulted?
(a) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi determined that they would carry razor blades with them.
(b) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi chose to always walk Gigi to her apartment.
(c) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi decided to tell the police.
(d) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi resolved to kill any man who approached them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Jerome said to August?

2. In Chapter 8, what did August hear when her father started bringing women to the apartment for the first time?

3. As referenced in Chapter 1, when August was 15, where did her father send her for the summer?

4. What color was Sylvia's room?

5. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?

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