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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. What sort of lessons did Sylvia take that were surprising to August in Chapter 9?
(a) Piano and propriety.
(b) Piano and dance.
(c) Dance and soccer.
(d) Violin and cello.

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

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

4. How did Sister Loretta, August's father's new girlfriend, dress when August met her for the first time?
(a) Sister Loretta wore a low-cut top and skirt.
(b) Sister Loretta was in a black business suit.
(c) Sister Loretta had a shawl and pants on.
(d) Sister Loretta was covered from head to toe.

5. Who were the shop owners on Broadway that lived in fancy houses?
(a) Puerto Ricans.
(b) Dominicans.
(c) White people.
(d) Black-Americans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did August look for Jennie's children faces at the start of Chapter 12?

3. Where was a dead woman found in the winter?

4. What did Angela whisper into August's ear on the Fourth of July near the East River?

5. What was found in the dead woman's pocket once the police find her in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was August affected by her interactions with Sylvia's family?

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

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

4. How does August describe the changing perceptions of her and her friends as they began adolescence in Chapter 11?

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

6. What does August remember of Clyde?

7. What happened to Angela's mother?

8. What does August say about her Muslim beliefs in Chapter 9?

9. Who was the Son of Sam and why is he referenced?

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

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