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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did August and her brother ask Sister Loretta to do with her hair?
(a) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to dye her hair blonde.
(b) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to wear her hair down more often.
(c) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to show them her hair.
(d) August and her brother told Sister Loretta to cut her hair short like their mother.

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

3. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?
(a) The Book of Mormon.
(b) The Old Man and the Sea.
(c) The Qur'an.
(d) The Bible.

4. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?
(a) August knew Sylvia liked Jerome.
(b) August wanted Sylvia to be jealous.
(c) August wanted to sound mature.
(d) August wanted to be like Sylvia.

5. What did Jerome do to August's body for the first time in Chapter 12?
(a) Jerome put his hands in August's pants.
(b) Jerome and August had sex.
(c) Jerome put his mouth on August's stomach.
(d) Jerome put his mouth on August's body.

6. 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.

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

8. How did Angela's boyfriend speak according to the start of Chapter 12?
(a) Angela's boyfriend spoke with confidence.
(b) Angela's boyfriend spoke softly and quietly.
(c) Angela's boyfriend had a southern accent.
(d) Angela's boyfriend had a slip.

9. 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.

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

11. At the end of Chapter 11, how old were August and Jerome?
(a) 12 and 16.
(b) 14 and 16.
(c) 14 and 18.
(d) 13 and 15.

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

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

14. What did Sylvia's mother tell August and her friends when they visited?
(a) "Dreams are not for people who look like you" (103).
(b) "Happiness is for people like us" (102).
(c) "Sylvia is better than you. You will never compare" (103).
(d) "You cannot come over, because you are poor" (103).

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August tell Sister Loretta about SweetGrove?

2. What sort of lessons did Sylvia take that were surprising to August in Chapter 9?

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

4. What did August wish she had said to Angela after Angela disappeared?

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

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