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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 reminded Angela that life would always be difficult, and there was nothing they could do.
(c) August accepted that the girls were on earth, heading home to Brooklyn, and would most likely not leave.
(d) August revealed that her father was beating her.

2. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?
(a) English literature.
(b) Math.
(c) Writing.
(d) Physics.

3. What did August pray for at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A bigger apartment.
(c) More friends.
(d) A new job for her father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What confession did Angela make to the girls on Page 113?

3. How many sisters did Sylvia have according to August in Chapter 9?

4. What did Gigi audition for at the start of Chapter 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does August compare Jennie's children in Chapter 12?

2. Why were August and her brother forbidden from going out in the neighborhod in the summer of 1977?

3. What did Sylvia's father say about August's father in Chapter 11?

4. What lesson did Charlsetta demonstrate to August and her friends?

5. How did the images of the children of Biafra affect August?

6. What did Sister Loretta wear when she met August?

7. What did Angela say to August during the fireworks in Chapter 11? How did August respond?

8. What led to the alienation between Sylvia and her friends in Chapter 10?

9. What did Sylvia's father do to her boyfriend in Chapter 13? Why?

10. How did August and her friends explore sexuality in Chapter 11?

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