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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 kind of car did August's white neighbors drive when they left in Chapter 8?
(a) Ford trucks.
(b) Station wagons.
(c) Mercedes sedans.
(d) Chevy convertibles.

2. Who reminded August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela of the old man who ran a sketchy shoe repair shop?
(a) The man who raped Gigi.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Geppetto.
(d) Sylvia's father.

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

4. At the start of Chapter 11, how old did the girls turn?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August's father do to the apartment window she and her brother always peered through?

2. August said that her family was not poor, but instead, they were something else. What was August's family?

3. In Chapter 1, while meeting with therapist, Sister Sonja, as a teenager for the first time, how did August begin the session?

4. How old was Gigi when she was raped by the soldier who slept in the stairwell of her building?

5. What magazine reminded August that her family was not as poor as others?

(see the answer key)

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