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

2. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?
(a) The Qur'an.
(b) The Book of Mormon.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Old Man and the Sea.

3. Why did August tell Sylvia about Jerome in Chapter 9?
(a) August wanted to be like Sylvia.
(b) August knew Sylvia liked Jerome.
(c) August wanted to sound mature.
(d) August wanted Sylvia to be jealous.

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

5. What did Sylvia's mother tell August and her friends when they visited?
(a) "Happiness is for people like us" (102).
(b) "Dreams are not for people who look like you" (103).
(c) "Sylvia is better than you. You will never compare" (103).
(d) "You cannot come over, because you are poor" (103).

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What color was Sylvia's room?

4. What sort of lessons did Sylvia take that were surprising to August in Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Alana described in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happened to Angela's mother?

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