1. Which friend of August's had similar hands to her mother, as mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Gigi.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Angela.

2. In Chapter 8, what did August hear when her father started bringing women to the apartment for the first time?
(a) Hushed laughter and moans.
(b) Whispers and bottles breaking.
(c) Screaming and crying.
(d) Banging and yelling.

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

4. What did August's father do to the apartment window she and her brother always peered through?
(a) August's father replaced it with a new window that made it easier for August and her brother to see through.
(b) August's father took a knife and cut the top of the window frame.
(c) August's father put a dark sheet over it and told them to stop looking out of it.
(d) August's father broke the window and yelled at August and her brother.

5. What did Jerome do to August's body for the first time in Chapter 12?
(a) Jerome and August had sex.
(b) Jerome put his mouth on August's body.
(c) Jerome put his hands in August's pants.
(d) Jerome put his mouth on August's stomach.