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

2. Where did August look for Jennie's children faces at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) The faces of strangers.
(b) The hallways of her apartment building.
(c) The outside of Jennie's apartment.
(d) The streets of Brooklyn.

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

4. 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.

5. In Chapter 12, according to August, where is "Down South?"
(a) El Salvador, Jamaica, or Florida.
(b) Jamaica, Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico.
(c) Cuba, the southern states, or Mississippi.
(d) Dominican Republic, Cuba, or Puerto Rico.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did August feel about the free items she received after the catastrophe that happened in her neighborhood?

4. What did Sylvia's mother tell August and her friends when they visited?

5. In Chapter 9, what did Sister Loretta call the food that August's family ate before she started coming to the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the urn described in Chapter 10?

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

3. What was Sylvia's family like? Did she have siblings?

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

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

6. How does August describe Gigi's mother in Chapter 10?

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

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

9. What does "gentrification" mean and how does it apply in the novel?

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

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