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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what did August's brother ask her after their father's funeral (4)?
(a) "What will you do now?"
(b) "Have you seen mom yet?"
(c) "Do you think it is better he [father] is dead?"
(d) "Still whole?"

2. After leaving her brother and returning to their father's apartment after the funeral, how did August feel?
(a) A lack of any emotion.
(b) Extreme and unbearable sadness.
(c) Solace and ease.
(d) A sense of deep relief and fear.

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

4. What did every school building give out after the major event took place described in Chapter 8?
(a) Free books.
(b) Free school supplies.
(c) Free clothes.
(d) Free lunch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the girls say to boys who called August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela's names in Chapter 7?

2. While listening to a church sermon in Chapter 2, what question did August pose to God?

3. What temperature did it raise the summer August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela had boyfriends? (123-124).

4. Why could Gigi not tell her mother about the rape?

5. What was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?

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