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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 the August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi decide to do to protect Gigi after she was sexually assaulted?
(a) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi determined that they would carry razor blades with them.
(b) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi resolved to kill any man who approached them.
(c) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi chose to always walk Gigi to her apartment.
(d) August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi decided to tell the police.

2. What temperature did it raise the summer August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela had boyfriends? (123-124).
(a) 89 degrees.
(b) Over 100 degrees.
(c) Over 99 degrees.
(d) 99 degrees.

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

4. As a young girl, why did August roam the streets at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) August walked the streets looking for her mother.
(b) August roamed the streets asking for money.
(c) August walked the streets for drugs.
(d) August ran around the streets with her girlfriends.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was August's father's response in reference to Sylvia's father on Page 115?

4. At the start of Chapter 5, what does August say Gigi's mother said about Gigi?

5. Who was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?

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