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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of car did August's white neighbors drive when they left in Chapter 8?
(a) Mercedes sedans.
(b) Station wagons.
(c) Chevy convertibles.
(d) Ford trucks.

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

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

7. How old was Jerome when he met August?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

8. 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 Medicaid card and a $5 food stamp.
(c) A picture of a young man and $10.
(d) A necklace with a gold cross.

9. Why would August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela possibly get sent "Down South?"
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Bad behavior.
(c) Skipping school.
(d) Having boyfriends.

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

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

12. 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.

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

14. What did August and her brother say at the door of Jennie's of apartment on Page 121?
(a) "Please, let us help."
(b) "Jennie, we are always here for you."
(c) "Open the door."
(d) "The kid are crying. Feed them!"

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Sylvia convince her father to let August, Angela, and Gigi stay over at Sylvia's house?

3. What did Jerome do to August's body for the first time in Chapter 12?

4. What happened during the summer at the start of Chapter 11?

5. What temperature did it raise the summer August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela had boyfriends? (123-124).

(see the answer keys)

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