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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) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 2.

2. 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 in a black business suit.
(d) Sister Loretta was covered from head to toe.

3. 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 relieved.
(c) August felt like a ghetto girl.
(d) August felt like Sylvia was conceited.

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

5. In Chapter 12, according to August, where is "Down South?"
(a) Dominican Republic, Cuba, or Puerto Rico.
(b) El Salvador, Jamaica, or Florida.
(c) Jamaica, Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico.
(d) Cuba, the southern states, or Mississippi.

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

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

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

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

10. On the final Page of Chapter 11, what realization did August have?
(a) August accepted that the girls were on earth, heading home to Brooklyn, and would most likely not leave.
(b) August revealed that her father was beating her.
(c) August shared that she was fearful her mother would never return.
(d) August reminded Angela that life would always be difficult, and there was nothing they could do.

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

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

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

14. 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 told Sister Loretta to wear her hair down more often.
(c) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to dye her hair blonde.
(d) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to cut her hair short like their mother.

15. What color was Sylvia's room?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sylvia's mother tell August and her friends when they visited?

2. How did August feel about the women her father brought home?

3. August said that her family was not poor, but instead, they were something else. What was August's family?

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

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

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