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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 believe happened to their father's fingers well into their teens?
(a) Their father lost his fingers in a fight.
(b) The war took their father's fingers away.
(c) Their mother bit their father's fingers off.
(d) A dog had eaten their father's fingers.

2. 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 did not care what her father did.
(d) August hated the women and asked her father to stop bringing them home.

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

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

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

6. What was August's father's response in reference to Sylvia's father on Page 115?
(a) "He's a good man. He has his God. A man needs his God."
(b) "Sylvia has a conceited father and I do not like him."
(c) "He is a horrible father. You will not stay there."
(d) "August, Sylvia is not a good friend; her father has too much influence over her."

7. What temperature did it raise the summer August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela had boyfriends? (123-124).
(a) Over 100 degrees.
(b) 89 degrees.
(c) 99 degrees.
(d) Over 99 degrees.

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

9. What did Sister Loretta cook for the family when she arrived at August's family apartment?
(a) Eggplant Parmesan and shrimp.
(b) Navy beans and eggplant Parmesan.
(c) Spaghetti with real tomato sauce.
(d) Navy beans and collared greens.

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

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

12. 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 Sylvia was conceited.
(d) August felt like a ghetto girl.

13. What happened when August, Sylvia, and Gigi called Angela's house toward the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Angela's father answered the phone.
(b) The phone kept ringing and ringing.
(c) The phone was disconnected.
(d) Angela answered the phone and said she could not come out.

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

15. 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) The white devil's poison.
(c) Fatty and not nutritious.
(d) Home cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened during the summer at the start of Chapter 11?

2. How did August learn about french kissing?

3. In Chapter 12, according to August, where is "Down South?"

4. How many days did Angela stay at August's apartment after her mother did not return home?

5. What local girl was sent away when she got pregnant after being beaten by her mother?

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