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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 did Sister Loretta cook for the family when she arrived at August's family apartment?
(a) Navy beans and eggplant Parmesan.
(b) Spaghetti with real tomato sauce.
(c) Navy beans and collared greens.
(d) Eggplant Parmesan and shrimp.

2. What is the first thing Jerome said to August?
(a) "I love you" (100).
(b) "Be mine" (102).
(c) "I know you" (100).
(d) "You are beautiful" (101)

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

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

5. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?
(a) August felt relieved.
(b) August felt stupid and unambitious.
(c) August felt like a ghetto girl.
(d) August felt like Sylvia was conceited.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did August and her brother say at the door of Jennie's of apartment on Page 121?

2. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?

3. Where did August look for Jennie's children faces at the start of Chapter 12?

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

5. What did Gigi audition for at the start of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Alana described in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

6. What happened to Angela's mother?

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

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

9. Who were the boyfriends that August's friends had begun seeing in Chapter 12?

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

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