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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 uniform was Sylvia wearing when August saw her in the streets after Sylvia had left August's school at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) St. Thomas Gregory.
(b) St. Thomas Peter.
(c) St. Thomas Auquarius.
(d) St. Thomas Auquinas.

2. At the end of Chapter 5, how did Sylvia respond when August, Gigi, and Angela asked her what she loved?
(a) Sylvia told the girls, "I have no clue. My parents will decide that" (63).
(b) Sylvia rejoined, "I'm too young to answer that question" (62).
(c) Sylvia replied, "I will be the most famous actress ever" (62).
(d) Sylvia answered, "I'm not the boss of me. How the hell would I even know" (63).

3. In Chapter 12, according to August, where is "Down South?"
(a) Cuba, the southern states, or Mississippi.
(b) Dominican Republic, Cuba, or Puerto Rico.
(c) Jamaica, Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico.
(d) El Salvador, Jamaica, or Florida.

4. In what condition did August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi find the man who raped Gigi in Chapter 4?
(a) The man was "asleep, alone, and snoring" (59).
(b) The man "...was shooting up heroin and had a look the girls had never seen before" (54).
(c) The man had "a needle clinched and dripping from his left hand" (59).
(d) The man hid underneath the stairs "waited for the girls and jumped out like he wanted to rape all the girls" (58).

5. What vocation did Sylvia believe her father wanted her to become when she was older?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?

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

3. In the middle of Chapter 7, what did Gigi share about the pastor at her church?

4. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?

5. How did August feel about the women her father brought home?

(see the answer key)

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