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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Jerome said to August?
(a) "I love you" (100).
(b) "You are beautiful" (101)
(c) "I know you" (100).
(d) "Be mine" (102).

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

3. What temperature did it raise the summer August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela had boyfriends? (123-124).
(a) 89 degrees.
(b) Over 100 degrees.
(c) Over 99 degrees.
(d) 99 degrees.

4. What did August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela whisper back to their boyfriends when they tried to have sex with them?
(a) "We are only girls. Wait until we are women" (126).
(b) "Please, be gentle" (125).
(c) "Not that, not yet" (125).
(d) "We are too young" (124).

5. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?
(a) A singer.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A grown-up.
(d) A wife.

6. What was found in the dead woman's pocket once the police find her in Chapter 12?
(a) A health insurance card and a license.
(b) A picture of a young man and $10.
(c) A Medicaid card and a $5 food stamp.
(d) A necklace with a gold cross.

7. At the start of Chapter 9, what song was August's father listening to?
(a) "Misty Blue."
(b) "Sweet Home Alabama."
(c) "Helter Skelter."
(d) "Love is Blind."

8. What happened when August, Sylvia, and Gigi called Angela's house toward the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Angela answered the phone and said she could not come out.
(b) The phone kept ringing and ringing.
(c) The phone was disconnected.
(d) Angela's father answered the phone.

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

10. August said that her family was not poor, but instead, they were something else. What was August's family?
(a) "...just like everyone else in Brooklyn" (123).
(b) "middle-class" (123).
(c) "...merely a minority" (122).
(d) "...on the edge of poverty" (122).

11. What did every school building give out after the major event took place described in Chapter 8?
(a) Free books.
(b) Free school supplies.
(c) Free lunch.
(d) Free clothes.

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

13. How did August learn about french kissing?
(a) August had practiced with Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi.
(b) August had seen her father kiss many women.
(c) August actually did not know, but she just tried to impress him.
(d) August learned by watching television shows.

14. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?
(a) August felt relieved.
(b) August felt like a ghetto girl.
(c) August felt like Sylvia was conceited.
(d) August felt stupid and unambitious.

15. What did August tell Sister Loretta about SweetGrove?
(a) That SweetGrove is hateful.
(b) That SweetGrove was dangerous.
(c) That she wanted to return and teach in SweetGrove.
(d) That Sister Loretta would like SweetGrove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August pray for at the end of Chapter 8?

2. What major event is described at the opening of Chapter 8?

3. What did August and her brother say at the door of Jennie's of apartment on Page 121?

4. Why would August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela possibly get sent "Down South?"

5. How old was August when she first saw Jerome in Chapter 9?

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