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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 happened during the summer at the start of Chapter 11?
(a) The heat kept everyone inside.
(b) The girls stopped talking.
(c) The lights went out in Brooklyn.
(d) Men and boys were everywhere.

2. What role did Gigi land in the drama club's production of Jesus Christ Superstar in Chapter 14?
(a) Caiaphas.
(b) Annas.
(c) Pontius Pilate.
(d) Mary Magdalene.

3. What did August whisper after seeing Angela again in the story from Chapter 16?
(a) "You're alive" (168).
(b) "Thank God" (168).
(c) "I miss you" (168).
(d) "You made it" (168).

4. What did August and her brother say at the door of Jennie's of apartment on Page 121?
(a) "Please, let us help."
(b) "Jennie, we are always here for you."
(c) "The kid are crying. Feed them!"
(d) "Open the door."

5. 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 answered, "I'm not the boss of me. How the hell would I even know" (63).
(c) Sylvia rejoined, "I'm too young to answer that question" (62).
(d) Sylvia replied, "I will be the most famous actress ever" (62).

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did August feel about the free items she received after the catastrophe that happened in her neighborhood?

3. What does the narrator claim is the most tragic thing about life (1)?

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

5. What local girl was sent away when she got pregnant after being beaten by her mother?

(see the answer key)

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