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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sister Loretta cook for the family when she arrived at August's family apartment?
(a) Navy beans and eggplant Parmesan.
(b) Eggplant Parmesan and shrimp.
(c) Spaghetti with real tomato sauce.
(d) Navy beans and collared greens.

2. Where did August look for Jennie's children faces at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) The hallways of her apartment building.
(b) The streets of Brooklyn.
(c) The outside of Jennie's apartment.
(d) The faces of strangers.

3. In Chapter 1, while meeting with therapist, Sister Sonja, as a teenager for the first time, how did August begin the session?
(a) "I hope my mother is alive..." (15).
(b) "I was waiting for my mother..." (15).
(c) "She will never come back..." (12).
(d) "I merely want to see her..." (16).

4. At the start of Chapter 2, what year does the narrative shift to?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1976.

5. What did August and her brother do at night as explained at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) August and her brother held hands.
(b) August and her brother sang hymns together.
(c) August and her brother cried all night.
(d) August and her brother created a plan to run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gigi audition for at the start of Chapter 10?

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

3. Where was a dead woman found in the winter?

4. After leaving her brother and returning to their father's apartment after the funeral, how did August feel?

5. How did Sister Loretta, August's father's new girlfriend, dress when August met her for the first time?

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