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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 did the beautiful brown man say as he pressed his lips to August's feet again and again, according to the narrative in Chapter 15?
(a) "I love you" (161).
(b) "I love everything about you" (161).
(c) "Always begin here" (161).
(d) "You should be pampered" (161).

2. Which friend of August's had similar hands to her mother, as mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Gigi.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Angela.

3. What was the color of the pullout sofa in August's childhood apartment?
(a) Dark brown.
(b) Dark blue.
(c) Light red.
(d) Dark green.

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

5. In Chapter 1, while meeting with therapist, Sister Sonja, as a teenager for the first time, how did August begin the session?
(a) "I merely want to see her..." (16).
(b) "I hope my mother is alive..." (15).
(c) "She will never come back..." (12).
(d) "I was waiting for my mother..." (15).

Short Answer Questions

1. How did August learn about french kissing?

2. How did Sister Loretta, August's father's new girlfriend, dress when August met her for the first time?

3. In Chapter 9, what did Sister Loretta call the food that August's family ate before she started coming to the apartment?

4. Where did August, her father, and her brother take the train to on their way to SweetGrove in Chapter 16?

5. What vocation did Sylvia believe her father wanted her to become when she was older?

(see the answer key)

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