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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who originally owned the land where Augusts's family lived in Tennessee?
(a) Her paternal grandmother.
(b) Her second cousin.
(c) Her maternal grandfather.
(d) Her great-great aunt.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what was "telling some part of our [August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela] story" (69)?
(a) The night sky.
(b) Blurry memories.
(c) Every song.
(d) Young boys.

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

4. What did August's mother sleep with under her pillow as stated at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) A leaf from her favorite tree.
(b) A butcher knife.
(c) A piece of broken glass.
(d) An old photograph of her brother, Clyde.

5. At the end of Chapter 5, how did Sylvia respond when August, Gigi, and Angela asked her what she loved?
(a) Sylvia rejoined, "I'm too young to answer that question" (62).
(b) Sylvia answered, "I'm not the boss of me. How the hell would I even know" (63).
(c) Sylvia told the girls, "I have no clue. My parents will decide that" (63).
(d) Sylvia replied, "I will be the most famous actress ever" (62).

6. In Chapter 4, who moved into the apartment below August's family?
(a) Crystal.
(b) Emily.
(c) Jennie.
(d) Sarah.

7. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?
(a) A diner in New Jersey.
(b) Their father's apartment to organize his things.
(c) Their father's grave sight.
(d) A drive to Tennessee to visit family.

8. In what condition did August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi find the man who raped Gigi in Chapter 4?
(a) The man had "a needle clinched and dripping from his left hand" (59).
(b) The man was "asleep, alone, and snoring" (59).
(c) The man hid underneath the stairs "waited for the girls and jumped out like he wanted to rape all the girls" (58).
(d) The man "...was shooting up heroin and had a look the girls had never seen before" (54).

9. As noticed in Chapter 3, what was one of the first things August spotted about Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi at school?
(a) The way they could just look at each other without saying a word, but understood one another anyway.
(b) The tiny bones at the back of their necks.
(c) The expensive and beautiful clothes they wore.
(d) The sharp edges of their collarbones.

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

11. Which girl (August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela) was the most popular, as mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) August.
(b) Gigi.
(c) Angela.
(d) Sylvia.

12. How old was Gigi when she was raped by the soldier who slept in the stairwell of her building?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine reminded August that her family was not as poor as others?

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

3. What did Gigi's mother say about Gigi's skin tone?

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 5, what did Gigi's mom do for a living?

5. When August was a child, what statement did she always tell her brother when he asked about their mother?

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