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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 woman who lived below August's apartment look like?
(a) The woman never spoke to August, and always looked away when they saw each other on the stairs.
(b) The woman had a long neck...and smelt like cigarette smoke.
(c) The woman was scary and fat and scowled a lot.
(d) The woman was dark and reedy and wore a long, black wig.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what do the Hindu people do with the dead?
(a) The dead are burned and their ashes are spread in the Ganges.
(b) The dead are placed on makeshift rafts and sent them out on the Ganges.
(c) The dead are buried next to their loved ones.
(d) The dead loved ones' bodies are placed in a special room for days before burying them.

3. What was August's brother's wife's name in the most-recent timeline?
(a) Alafia.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Fatima.
(d) Sonja.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what was "telling some part of our [August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela] story" (69)?
(a) Blurry memories.
(b) The night sky.
(c) Young boys.
(d) Every song.

5. Who was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The drug addicts in Chicago.
(b) The minorities in Brooklyn.
(c) The children of Biafra.
(d) The refugees of Libya.

Short Answer Questions

1. When August asked about the jar in the apartment, what did her father tell her?

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

3. What kind of car did August's white neighbors drive when they left in Chapter 8?

4. How old was August when she first saw Jerome in Chapter 9?

5. Which girl (August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela) was the most popular, as mentioned in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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