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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 was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?
(a) Misses Chocolate.
(b) Mister Ice Cream.
(c) Mister Softee.
(d) Misses Creamery Truck.

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

3. At the start of Chapter 5, what does August say Gigi's mother said about Gigi?
(a) Gigi had her grandmother's eyes.
(b) Gigi had to become an actress.
(c) Gigi should stay away from men on the streets.
(d) Gigi could not play with August, because August was poor.

4. How did August feel about the free items she received after the catastrophe that happened in her neighborhood?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Thankful.

5. How many sisters did Sylvia have according to August in Chapter 9?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the area where August and her family lived before moving to Brooklyn?

2. What was the color of the pullout sofa in August's childhood apartment?

3. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?

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

5. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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