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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. How did August feel about the women her father brought home?
(a) August wished they would disappear and her own mother would return.
(b) August hoped one of them would become her mother.
(c) August hated the women and asked her father to stop bringing them home.
(d) August did not care what her father did.

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

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

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

13. What local girl was sent away when she got pregnant after being beaten by her mother?
(a) Jennie.
(b) Dora.
(c) Charlsetta.
(d) Beatrice.

14. 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) A dog had eaten their father's fingers.
(c) Their father lost his fingers in a fight.
(d) Their mother bit their father's fingers off.

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