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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 9, what song was August's father listening to?
(a) "Misty Blue."
(b) "Helter Skelter."
(c) "Love is Blind."
(d) "Sweet Home Alabama."

2. What did August wish she had said to Angela after Angela disappeared?
(a) "Wait! We love you" (132).
(b) "We'll come with you - wherever you go" (132).
(c) "See you tomorrow" (132).
(d) "Don't believe them" (133).

3. 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) "We are only girls. Wait until we are women" (126).
(c) "Not that, not yet" (125).
(d) "We are too young" (124).

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

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

6. How old was August when she went sexually further with Jerome than just kissing at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

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

8. What was found in the dead woman's pocket once the police find her in Chapter 12?
(a) A necklace with a gold cross.
(b) A health insurance card and a license.
(c) A Medicaid card and a $5 food stamp.
(d) A picture of a young man and $10.

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

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

11. What kind of uniform was Sylvia wearing when August saw her in the streets after Sylvia had left August's school at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) St. Thomas Auquarius.
(b) St. Thomas Auquinas.
(c) St. Thomas Peter.
(d) St. Thomas Gregory.

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

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

14. 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 actually did not know, but she just tried to impress him.
(d) August learned by watching television shows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 11, how old were August and Jerome?

4. What kind of car did August's white neighbors drive when they left in Chapter 8?

5. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?

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