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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As referenced in Chapter 1, when August was 15, where did her father send her for the summer?
(a) A boarding school in New York City.
(b) August's mother's home in Tennessee.
(c) A mosque to pray.
(d) A therapist, Sister Sonja.

3. What did August tell Sister Loretta about SweetGrove?
(a) That Sister Loretta would like SweetGrove.
(b) That SweetGrove was dangerous.
(c) That SweetGrove is hateful.
(d) That she wanted to return and teach in SweetGrove.

4. In Chapter 12, according to August, where is "Down South?"
(a) El Salvador, Jamaica, or Florida.
(b) Jamaica, Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico.
(c) Cuba, the southern states, or Mississippi.
(d) Dominican Republic, Cuba, or Puerto Rico.

5. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?
(a) August felt like Sylvia was conceited.
(b) August felt stupid and unambitious.
(c) August felt like a ghetto girl.
(d) August felt relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of lessons did Sylvia take that were surprising to August in Chapter 9?

2. What does August say saved her brother from feeling "halfway whole" (3)?

3. How did August learn about french kissing?

4. Where did August look for Jennie's children faces at the start of Chapter 12?

5. After August's father brought home a radio, how did August say she would have responded if asked, "Are you lonely?" (47).

(see the answer key)

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