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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What local girl was sent away when she got pregnant after being beaten by her mother?
(a) Jennie.
(b) Charlsetta.
(c) Dora.
(d) Beatrice.

2. In Chapter 9, what did Sister Loretta call the food that August's family ate before she started coming to the apartment?
(a) Peasant fare.
(b) Home cooking.
(c) The white devil's poison.
(d) Fatty and not nutritious.

3. What did August tell her mother at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) "To never come back" (110).
(b) "To come home" (111).
(c) "To replace Sister Loretta" (112).
(d) "To be patient" (112).

4. What did August and her brother believe happened to their father's fingers well into their teens?
(a) A dog had eaten their father's fingers.
(b) Their mother bit their father's fingers off.
(c) Their father lost his fingers in a fight.
(d) The war took their father's fingers away.

5. According to the middle of Chapter 12, what did August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela wear in the winter?
(a) Sneakers with holes.
(b) Platform shoes.
(c) Sandals with socks.
(d) Snow boots.

6. What happened during the summer at the start of Chapter 11?
(a) The lights went out in Brooklyn.
(b) Men and boys were everywhere.
(c) The heat kept everyone inside.
(d) The girls stopped talking.

7. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?
(a) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to wear her hair down more often.
(b) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to cut her hair short like their mother.
(c) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to show them her hair.
(d) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to dye her hair blonde.

8. Where did August look for Jennie's children faces at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) The faces of strangers.
(b) The outside of Jennie's apartment.
(c) The streets of Brooklyn.
(d) The hallways of her apartment building.

9. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?
(a) Physics.
(b) English literature.
(c) Math.
(d) Writing.

10. How did August feel about the free items she received after the catastrophe that happened in her neighborhood?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Thankful.
(d) Ashamed.

11. How old was August when she first saw Jerome in Chapter 9?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

12. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?
(a) The Qur'an.
(b) The Book of Mormon.
(c) The Old Man and the Sea.
(d) The Bible.

13. How many days did Angela stay at August's apartment after her mother did not return home?
(a) 2.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

14. What did Sister Loretta cook for the family when she arrived at August's family apartment?
(a) Eggplant Parmesan and shrimp.
(b) Navy beans and collared greens.
(c) Spaghetti with real tomato sauce.
(d) Navy beans and eggplant Parmesan.

15. What did Jerome do to August that was the first sign of their relationship?
(a) Jerome kissed August.
(b) Jerome left August a note at her apartment door.
(c) Jerome winked at August.
(d) Jerome waved at August on the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was August when she went sexually further with Jerome than just kissing at the end of Chapter 9?

2. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?

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

4. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?

5. How did August learn about french kissing?

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