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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As referenced in Chapter 1, when August was 15, where did her father send her for the summer?
(a) A mosque to pray.
(b) August's mother's home in Tennessee.
(c) A boarding school in New York City.
(d) A therapist, Sister Sonja.

2. In Chapter 2, what did August notice about the white people in her apartment building?
(a) The white people were jovial and friendly.
(b) The white people were causing riots and violence.
(c) The white people were moving out of the building.
(d) The white people were always fighting and arguing in the hallways.

3. At the start of Chapter 2, what year does the narrative shift to?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1990.

4. 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 looked so different that August barely recognized her.
(c) Sylvia had not aged at all and was dressed in expensive clothing.
(d) Sylvia had a child on her lap and looked content.

5. Why could Gigi not tell her mother about the rape?
(a) Her mother would make them move away from Brooklyn.
(b) The man was her mother's boyfriend.
(c) Her mother would kill the man.
(d) Her mother would blame Gigi.

6. What major event happened to August's brother in Chapter 2?
(a) August's brother got severely beaten by their father.
(b) August's brother cut his forearm on the broken glass of the window.
(c) August's brother left to live with their mother.
(d) August's brother ran away, but their father found him hiding under a bridge.

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

8. As divulged in Chapter 5, what profession did Gigi want to become when she got older?
(a) Gigi wanted to become an actress.
(b) Gigi longed to be a lawyer.
(c) Gigi wanted to be a banker.
(d) Gigi wanted to be an anthropologist.

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

10. 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 talk to a dermatologist about her acne.
(c) Gigi should use tanning products.
(d) Gigi should should be proud of her skin tone.

11. How did August, Sylvia, and Angela respond to Gigi's rape?
(a) August, Sylvia, and Angela told Gigi that she could stay at Sylvia's house to get away from him.
(b) August, Sylvia, and Angela promised to find the man and kill him.
(c) August, Sylvia, and Angela insisted that Gigi immediately tell her mother.
(d) August, Sylvia, and Angela made a plan to run away with Gigi.

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

13. What magazine reminded August that her family was not as poor as others?
(a) Time.
(b) Life.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) People.

14. According to the narrator in Chapter 5, what did Gigi's mom do for a living?
(a) Gigi's mom was a dancer.
(b) Gigi's mom was a teacher.
(c) Gigi's mom had no job and was on employment.
(d) Gigi's mom was a banker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did August's mother's brother, Clyde, go to college? (51).

2. What was the color of the pullout sofa in August's childhood apartment?

3. What did August and her brother feed the neighboring children in her apartment building at the end of Chapter 6?

4. At the start of the novel, what style of music does the narrator say was "trying to tell our [the girls'] story" (2) despite the fact that it never quite got them?

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

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