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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why could Gigi not tell her mother about the rape?
(a) Her mother would blame Gigi.
(b) Her mother would make them move away from Brooklyn.
(c) The man was her mother's boyfriend.
(d) Her mother would kill the man.

2. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?
(a) A nude photo of her boyfriend.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A joint.
(d) A cigarette.

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

4. What sort of lessons did Sylvia take that were surprising to August in Chapter 9?
(a) Dance and soccer.
(b) Piano and dance.
(c) Piano and propriety.
(d) Violin and cello.

5. 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) "She will never come back..." (12).
(c) "I was waiting for my mother..." (15).
(d) "I merely want to see her..." (16).

Short Answer Questions

1. When did August visit her father in New York City (5)?

2. How did Angela's boyfriend speak according to the start of Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 1, what did August's brother ask her after their father's funeral (4)?

4. How did August learn about french kissing?

5. How did August's father die?

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