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

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

3. 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.

4. What did Angela say after a dead woman was found in Brooklyn during the winter?
(a) "I don't know where my mother is" (129).
(b) "My father murdered my mother" (129).
(c) "My mother is the dead woman" (130).
(d) "I wonder if the dead woman is my other" (129).

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Jerome said to August?

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

3. What did Sylvia bring to the park to share with the girls after she had left their school?

4. Who were the shop owners on Broadway that lived in fancy houses?

5. What kind of uniform was Sylvia wearing when August saw her in the streets after Sylvia had left August's school at the end of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is August's first memory of Jerome?

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

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

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

9. What was the Summer Food Service Program?

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

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