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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 1, how old is Derek?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

2. How does August say that Derek's father died?
(a) Drive-by shooting.
(b) In a prison riot.
(c) Lynched.
(d) Knife fight.

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

4. In Chapter 2 when Miriam stops at a gas station, how much farther does she have to drive to Memphis?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 11 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

5. In Chapter 6, how many stories tall is the house Joan lives in?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1 1/2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, what is Mya eating when a car horn sounds in the driveway?

3. In Chapter 2, what type of vehicle does MIriam drive?

4. How long after Miriam meets Jax does she call her sister and tell her about Jax hitting her?

5. In Chapter 9, what month is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Joan describe the house her grandfather built?

5. How do Miriam and Jax meet?

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

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

8. What is August's shop like?

9. What car does August drive in Chapter 9, and why is it special?

10. Why does Miriam stop at an Exxon filling station in Chapter 2, and does he get what she wants?

(see the answer keys)

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