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

2. In Chapter 9, what did Sister Loretta call the food that August's family ate before she started coming to the apartment?
(a) The white devil's poison.
(b) Fatty and not nutritious.
(c) Home cooking.
(d) Peasant fare.

3. At the start of Chapter 9, what song was August's father listening to?
(a) "Love is Blind."
(b) "Misty Blue."
(c) "Sweet Home Alabama."
(d) "Helter Skelter."

4. How old was August when she went sexually further with Jerome than just kissing at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

5. How did August learn about french kissing?
(a) August had seen her father kiss many women.
(b) August learned by watching television shows.
(c) August had practiced with Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi.
(d) August actually did not know, but she just tried to impress him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?

2. How did Sylvia convince her father to let August, Angela, and Gigi stay over at Sylvia's house?

3. What was August's father's response in reference to Sylvia's father on Page 115?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What became August's brother's obsession when he was eight? Why?

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

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

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

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

7. What does August remember of Clyde?

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

9. What happened to Angela's mother?

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

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