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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did August tell her mother at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) "To be patient" (112).
(b) "To come home" (111).
(c) "To replace Sister Loretta" (112).
(d) "To never come back" (110).

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 5, what did Gigi's mom do for a living?
(a) Gigi's mom was a banker.
(b) Gigi's mom had no job and was on employment.
(c) Gigi's mom was a teacher.
(d) Gigi's mom was a dancer.

3. How old was Gigi when she was raped by the soldier who slept in the stairwell of her building?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

4. What did Jerome do to August that was the first sign of their relationship?
(a) Jerome kissed August.
(b) Jerome left August a note at her apartment door.
(c) Jerome waved at August on the street.
(d) Jerome winked at August.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was August when she went sexually further with Jerome than just kissing at the end of Chapter 9?

2. What was one song August listened to as she had her hair braided?

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

4. What did every school building give out after the major event took place described in Chapter 8?

5. As indicated in Chapter 4, what did August say her father had to do, because they had to live without August's mother?

(see the answer key)

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