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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 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?
(a) St. Thomas Peter.
(b) St. Thomas Gregory.
(c) St. Thomas Auquarius.
(d) St. Thomas Auquinas.

2. What did August tell Sister Loretta about SweetGrove?
(a) That she wanted to return and teach in SweetGrove.
(b) That SweetGrove is hateful.
(c) That Sister Loretta would like SweetGrove.
(d) That SweetGrove was dangerous.

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 show them her hair.
(d) August and her brother asked Sister Loretta to dye her hair blonde.

4. Where was a dead woman found in the winter?
(a) The backyard of her boyfriend's apartment complex.
(b) The basement of the Marcy Building.
(c) The ditch near the East River.
(d) The roof of the Marcy Houses projects.

5. At the start of Chapter 11, how old did the girls turn?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does August remember of Clyde?

3. What did Sister Loretta bring to August's household?

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

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

6. What was the Summer Food Service Program?

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

8. What happened to Jennie's children? Why?

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

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

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