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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what condition did August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi find the man who raped Gigi in Chapter 4?
(a) The man "...was shooting up heroin and had a look the girls had never seen before" (54).
(b) The man was "asleep, alone, and snoring" (59).
(c) The man hid underneath the stairs "waited for the girls and jumped out like he wanted to rape all the girls" (58).
(d) The man had "a needle clinched and dripping from his left hand" (59).

2. Who were the shop owners on Broadway that lived in fancy houses?
(a) Puerto Ricans.
(b) Dominicans.
(c) White people.
(d) Black-Americans.

3. What was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?
(a) Mister Ice Cream.
(b) Mister Softee.
(c) Misses Chocolate.
(d) Misses Creamery Truck.

4. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?
(a) Their father's apartment to organize his things.
(b) A drive to Tennessee to visit family.
(c) Their father's grave sight.
(d) A diner in New Jersey.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While listening to a church sermon in Chapter 2, what question did August pose to God?

3. How long has it been since August's childhood when she describes her father's funeral?

4. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?

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

(see the answer key)

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