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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sylvia convince her father to let August, Angela, and Gigi stay over at Sylvia's house?
(a) Sylvia said that she would never speak to him again.
(b) Sylvia said she would kill herself.
(c) Sylvia told her dad she would not go to law school.
(d) Sylvia threatened to run away.

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

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

4. What did Angela say after a dead woman was found in Brooklyn during the winter?
(a) "My mother is the dead woman" (130).
(b) "My father murdered my mother" (129).
(c) "I wonder if the dead woman is my other" (129).
(d) "I don't know where my mother is" (129).

5. What major event is described at the opening of Chapter 8?
(a) A massive fire that broke out in San Francisco.
(b) A blackout in New York City.
(c) August's family's return to SweetGrove.
(d) The 9/11 attacks on New York City.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was a dead woman found in the winter?

3. What is the first thing Jerome said to August?

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

5. What did Sister Loretta cook for the family when she arrived at August's family apartment?

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