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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the woman who lived below August's apartment look like?
(a) The woman was scary and fat and scowled a lot.
(b) The woman had a long neck...and smelt like cigarette smoke.
(c) The woman was dark and reedy and wore a long, black wig.
(d) The woman never spoke to August, and always looked away when they saw each other on the stairs.

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

4. At the end of Chapter 5, how did Sylvia respond when August, Gigi, and Angela asked her what she loved?
(a) Sylvia replied, "I will be the most famous actress ever" (62).
(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 told the girls, "I have no clue. My parents will decide that" (63).

5. As a young girl, why did August roam the streets at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) August walked the streets looking for her mother.
(b) August roamed the streets asking for money.
(c) August ran around the streets with her girlfriends.
(d) August walked the streets for drugs.

6. What does the narrator claim is the most tragic thing about life (1)?
(a) The end of childhood.
(b) The moment.
(c) The loss of a mother.
(d) The memory.

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

8. How does August describe her friend Sylvia when she accidentally ran into her on the train years after leaving Brooklyn?
(a) Sylvia had a child on her lap and looked content.
(b) Sylvia had not aged at all and was dressed in expensive clothing.
(c) Sylvia had not aged at all and had reddish brown hair.
(d) Sylvia looked so different that August barely recognized her.

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

10. How did August's mother feel about friendships among women as indicated in Chapter 2?
(a) Women are beautiful creatures, whereas men will turn against you.
(b) Keep women away, because they cannot be trusted.
(c) Keep women close, because they will always be there to help.
(d) Women are wicked and cruel and only want to hurt you.

11. How did August's father die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Natural causes.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Liver disease.

12. Toward the end of Chapter 7, what did August want to say to her mother about trusting women?
(a) "Mama, these girls are beautiful. Why did you lie to me" (78)?
(b) "Mama, you are stupid for leaving us and forcing me to trust only my friends to listen to me" (75).
(c) "You were wrong, Mama. Look at us hugging. Look at us laughing. Look how we begin and end each other" (75).
(d) "You were right, Mama. These girls were not to be trusted. I do need to keep them at arms' length" (76).

13. What is the name of the area where August and her family lived before moving to Brooklyn?
(a) BitterFields.
(b) SweetGrove.
(c) Tennessee Swamp.
(d) The Bronx.

14. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what do the Hindu people do with the dead?
(a) The dead are buried next to their loved ones.
(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 loved ones' bodies are placed in a special room for days before burying them.

15. What did Sylvia say about the altar boys at her church as a response to Gigi's secret about the pastor at her church?
(a) The altar boys only wanted to worship and go home.
(b) The altar boys should not be trusted if you were the only altar girl.
(c) The altar boys were abused.
(d) The altar boys were rude and disrespectful of the elders of the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did August, Sylvia, and Angela respond to Gigi's rape?

2. What did August want, do, and/or think, when she first saw Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi as a child in Brooklyn?

3. What did the August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi decide to do to protect Gigi after she was sexually assaulted?

4. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?

5. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?

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