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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After August's father brought home a radio, how did August say she would have responded if asked, "Are you lonely?" (47).
(a) August confessed that she would reply that she was not lonely, because her brother was with her.
(b) August said that this new radio only reminded her of how lonely her life was.
(c) August revealed that she would answer that she was lonely, but had no way to cure it.
(d) August said that her mother's absence made her so incredibly lonely.

2. 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 decided to tell the police.
(b) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi determined that they would carry razor blades with them.
(c) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi resolved to kill any man who approached them.
(d) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi chose to always walk Gigi to her apartment.

3. Who was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The children of Biafra.
(b) The minorities in Brooklyn.
(c) The refugees of Libya.
(d) The drug addicts in Chicago.

4. What trains did August and her family take on their Saturday trips to Coney Island?
(a) L and A.
(b) B and F.
(c) A and D.
(d) L and F.

5. According to the Quote that precedes the narrative, what will you find when you turn right?
(a) The files of SweetGrove.
(b) The threat of teenage boys.
(c) An old wise man.
(d) A peach tree blooming.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?

4. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?

5. When did August visit her father in New York City (5)?

(see the answer key)

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