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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. In Chapter 4, how old is August?
(a) 13.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

2. In Chapter 12, where does Joan often eat her dinner so she does not have to see Derek?
(a) Sitting room.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) Parlor.
(d) Front porch.

3. In Chapter 5, what rank does Jax make?
(a) Captain.
(b) Major.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel.
(d) First Lieutenant.

4. In Chapter 11, how long has it been since Miriam and her girls arrived in Memphis?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 8 days.

5. Who died at Slim's when three boys using AK-47s arrived as his house?
(a) Slim, his parents, and a Russian wolfhound.
(b) Slim, his parents, his grandmama, and a husky.
(c) Slim, his mama, his grandmama, and a German shepherd.
(d) Slim, his grandmama, his grandpa, and a golden retriever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Miriam have a part-time job in Chapter 12?

2. What does August drink at the end of Chapter 9?

3. Where does the air conditioning break again in Chapter 2?

4. How many hours was Miriam in labor with Joan?

5. What is the name of the man Mazz tells Miriam was hit when he and Jax were in the Gulf?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is August's shop like?

2. What did Miriam do before she left North Carolina in Chapter 2?

3. What does Joan's father say to her mother before he walks out?

4. In 1995, what does August think after she receives the phone call from Miriam telling her that Jax hit her?

5. How does Joan compare herself and Mya to her mother in Chapter 10?

6. What does August do when she sees Jax choking Miriam in Chapter 9?

7. Why is Miriam in Memphis in Chapter 8, and where is Jax?

8. What type of violence was in the neighborhood in Chapter 12?

9. What wakes Joan in Chapter 6, and what does she see when she goes downstairs?

10. In Chapter 10, what does Miss Dawn tell Joan to do, and what is the result?

(see the answer keys)

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