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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Jerome do to August's body for the first time in Chapter 12?
(a) Jerome put his mouth on August's stomach.
(b) Jerome and August had sex.
(c) Jerome put his hands in August's pants.
(d) Jerome put his mouth on August's body.

3. What did Angela whisper into August's ear on the Fourth of July near the East River?
(a) "Why do you not tell Sylvia how much you admire her?" (117).
(b) "We are all going to make it out of here. There is more to life" (116).
(c) "I hate Brooklyn. I'm moving to LA to be a famous actress" (117).
(d) "I'm gonna leave this place one day" (117).

4. How did Sister Loretta, August's father's new girlfriend, dress when August met her for the first time?
(a) Sister Loretta had a shawl and pants on.
(b) Sister Loretta wore a low-cut top and skirt.
(c) Sister Loretta was covered from head to toe.
(d) Sister Loretta was in a black business suit.

5. How did August feel about the women her father brought home?
(a) August hated the women and asked her father to stop bringing them home.
(b) August did not care what her father did.
(c) August hoped one of them would become her mother.
(d) August wished they would disappear and her own mother would return.

6. At the start of Chapter 11, how old did the girls turn?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

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

8. Who were the shop owners on Broadway that lived in fancy houses?
(a) Black-Americans.
(b) Puerto Ricans.
(c) Dominicans.
(d) White people.

9. What did August pray for at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A new job for her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A bigger apartment.
(d) More friends.

10. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?
(a) A joint.
(b) A nude photo of her boyfriend.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) A cigarette.

11. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?
(a) August wanted to be like Sylvia.
(b) August wanted Sylvia to be jealous.
(c) August knew Sylvia liked Jerome.
(d) August wanted to sound mature.

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

13. At the end of Chapter 11, how old were August and Jerome?
(a) 14 and 18.
(b) 13 and 15.
(c) 12 and 16.
(d) 14 and 16.

14. In Chapter 8, what did August hear when her father started bringing women to the apartment for the first time?
(a) Screaming and crying.
(b) Hushed laughter and moans.
(c) Banging and yelling.
(d) Whispers and bottles breaking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of lessons did Sylvia take that were surprising to August in Chapter 9?

2. What did Jerome do to August that was the first sign of their relationship?

3. How did Angela's boyfriend speak according to the start of Chapter 12?

4. How did August learn about french kissing?

5. What happened when August, Sylvia, and Gigi called Angela's house toward the end of Chapter 12?

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