View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the last car Myron bought Hazel?
(a) 1950 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
(b) 1949 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
(c) 1952 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
(d) 1951 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.

2. What day of the week is it in Chapter 11?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

3. Where does the air conditioning break again in Chapter 2?
(a) Huntersville.
(b) Wildersville.
(c) Sugar Tree.
(d) Yellow Springs.

4. In Chapter 10, what color is the wallpaper in the room where Joan and Mya sleep?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Yellow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how old is Derek?

2. What flowers are on the wallpaper in the parlor in Chapter 1?

3. Where does August take Joan while her parents talk to a doctor in Chapter 9?

4. What type of car is Jax driving when he and Miriam meet?

5. What color is the last car that Myron bought Hazel?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what is Miriam doing?

2. How do Miriam and Jax meet?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the kitchen like in Chapter 7?

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

9. Who is Jax and where is he from?

10. Why is Jax upset when Miriam wears red shoes in Chpater 5?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 945 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample