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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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 put his mouth on August's body.
(c) Jerome and August had sex.
(d) Jerome put his hands in August's pants.

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

9. What confession did Angela make to the girls on Page 113?
(a) Angela did not know where her mother was.
(b) Angela slept with a boy.
(c) Angela wanted to run away.
(d) Angela started her period.

10. 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 threatened to run away.
(c) Sylvia said she would kill herself.
(d) Sylvia told her dad she would not go to law school.

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

12. 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.

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

14. 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.

15. Where was a dead woman found in the winter?
(a) The roof of the Marcy Houses projects.
(b) The basement of the Marcy Building.
(c) The backyard of her boyfriend's apartment complex.
(d) The ditch near the East River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the shop owners on Broadway that lived in fancy houses?

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

3. Where did August look for Jennie's children faces at the start of Chapter 12?

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

5. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?

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