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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. How old was August when she first saw Jerome in Chapter 9?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

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

3. August said that her family was not poor, but instead, they were something else. What was August's family?
(a) "...merely a minority" (122).
(b) "...on the edge of poverty" (122).
(c) "...just like everyone else in Brooklyn" (123).
(d) "middle-class" (123).

4. What did August and her brother say at the door of Jennie's of apartment on Page 121?
(a) "Open the door."
(b) "Please, let us help."
(c) "The kid are crying. Feed them!"
(d) "Jennie, we are always here for you."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did August and her brother believe happened to their father's fingers well into their teens?

3. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?

4. What did Jerome do to August's body for the first time in Chapter 12?

5. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does August remember of Clyde?

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

9. What does "orba" mean? Why is this word defined in the novel?

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

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