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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the girls say to boys who called August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela's names in Chapter 7?
(a) "Stop trying to get into our pants. We know what you want."
(b) "Don't look at us. We hate you."
(c) "We are better than you and your stupid friends."
(d) "Don't even say my name. Don't even put it in your mouth."

2. While listening to a church sermon in Chapter 2, what question did August pose to God?
(a) "How could God take away my mother?" (22).
(b) "What does God do with his daughters?" (23).
(c) "Why did God only love the white people?" (23).
(d) "Do you even exist? If so, why are you so unfair?" (21).

3. What did Gigi's mother say about Gigi's skin tone?
(a) Gigi should stay out of the sun, so that her skin did not get any darker.
(b) Gigi should should be proud of her skin tone.
(c) Gigi should talk to a dermatologist about her acne.
(d) Gigi should use tanning products.

4. What was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?
(a) Mister Ice Cream.
(b) Misses Creamery Truck.
(c) Misses Chocolate.
(d) Mister Softee.

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

6. When did August visit her father in New York City (5)?
(a) August's birthday.
(b) Thanksgiving Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

7. After August's father brought home a radio, how did August say she would have responded if asked, "Are you lonely?" (47).
(a) August said that this new radio only reminded her of how lonely her life was.
(b) August said that her mother's absence made her so incredibly lonely.
(c) August confessed that she would reply that she was not lonely, because her brother was with her.
(d) August revealed that she would answer that she was lonely, but had no way to cure it.

8. According to the Quote that precedes the narrative, what will you find when you turn right?
(a) An old wise man.
(b) The threat of teenage boys.
(c) A peach tree blooming.
(d) The files of SweetGrove.

9. In the middle of Chapter 7, what did Gigi share about the pastor at her church?
(a) Gigi admitted that the pastor took her into a back room and raped her.
(b) Gigi confessed that the pastor came up behind her and rubbed against her inappropriately.
(c) Gigi declared that the pastor was stealing money from the congregation.
(d) Gigi shared that the pastor was having an affair with her mother.

10. As indicated in Chapter 4, what did August say her father had to do, because they had to live without August's mother?
(a) August's father tried to "be a mother, but it just wasn't the same" (45).
(b) August's father was "as unsure as we were about what step to take next" (46).
(c) August's father treated his children "like they were the least important people on the planet" (47).
(d) August's father became an "angry and resentful man...no clue what to do" (46).

11. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?
(a) "Do you want to have lunch with us. I have an extra sandwich" (33).
(b) "Why do you look at us that way? We don't like you" (35).
(c) "What's your name? I've never seen you before" (36).
(d) "Why do you stare at us like that? What are you looking for?" (36).

12. What is the origin of August's birth name?
(a) August's parents were married in August.
(b) "August" sounded beautiful to her mother.
(c) August was her mother's favorite month.
(d) August was born in the month of August.

13. Where did August's mother's brother, Clyde, go to college? (51).
(a) Brown University.
(b) Howard University.
(c) University of Tennessee.
(d) University of Texas.

14. What was August's brother's wife's name in the most-recent timeline?
(a) Sonja.
(b) Alafia.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Fatima.

15. How much older is August than her brother?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which girl (August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela) was the most popular, as mentioned in Chapter 5?

2. What major event happened to August's brother in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 2, what did August notice about the white people in her apartment building?

4. Toward the end of Chapter 7, what did August want to say to her mother about trusting women?

5. In Chapter 1, what did August's brother ask her after their father's funeral (4)?

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