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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one song August listened to as she had her hair braided?
(a) "Amazing Grace."
(b) "The Blues Are No Good."
(c) "Keep on Livin'."
(d) "The Great Girl."

2. How does August describe her friend Sylvia when she accidentally ran into her on the train years after leaving Brooklyn?
(a) Sylvia had not aged at all and had reddish brown hair.
(b) Sylvia had a child on her lap and looked content.
(c) Sylvia had not aged at all and was dressed in expensive clothing.
(d) Sylvia looked so different that August barely recognized her.

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

4. What did August and her brother feed the neighboring children in her apartment building at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Ham sandwiches and popcorn.
(b) Potato chips, apples, and nuts.
(c) Fried pork chops and fruit.
(d) Potatoes, colorful salads, and almonds.

5. What did August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela whisper back to their boyfriends when they tried to have sex with them?
(a) "Please, be gentle" (125).
(b) "We are too young" (124).
(c) "We are only girls. Wait until we are women" (126).
(d) "Not that, not yet" (125).

Short Answer Questions

1. For what genre of music is the Art Ensemble of Chicago known?

2. What confession did Angela make to the girls on Page 113?

3. What trains did August and her family take on their Saturday trips to Coney Island?

4. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?

5. At the start of Chapter 11, how old did the girls turn?

(see the answer key)

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