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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 song does August sing in Chapter 11?
(a) Abide With Me.
(b) Be Thou My Vision.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) Old Rugged Cross.

2. In Chapter 1, what plants cover the front porch?
(a) Philodendron and railway creeper.
(b) Mandevilla, bleeding heart, and flame vine.
(c) Ivy, honeysuckle, and morning glory.
(d) Sweet pea and virginia creeper.

3. What is the date of Miram's parents' wedding day?
(a) May 11, 1943.
(b) June 6, 1943.
(c) April 19, 1943.
(d) July 16, 1943.

4. In Chapter 9, what does August see Jax do when she comes to pick him and Mariam up?
(a) Slap Miriam.
(b) Choke Miriam.
(c) Punch Miriam.
(d) Shake Miriam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Miriam's vehicle in Chapter 2?

2. What was the last car Myron bought Hazel?

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

4. How does August say that Derek's father died?

5. What year is it in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did August quit college and start styling hair?

4. What is the kitchen like in Chapter 7?

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

6. How do Miriam and Jax meet?

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

8. A week after Joan is raped, what does a doctor tell Miriam and Jax?

9. How do men and women dress for the annual Marine Corps Ball?

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

(see the answer keys)

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