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

2. How old was Joan the last time she was at the house they come to in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. How many months pregnant was Miriam when her mother died?
(a) 5 monhts.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 months.

4. How long was Derek gone after he raped Joan?
(a) A month.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 10 months.

5. In Chapter 5, what color shoe does Mazz tell Miriam a child wore who was killed by a grenade Jax threw in Khafji?
(a) Pink.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, how old does Miriam remember she was the last time she heard a gunshot?

3. What song does August sing in Chapter 11?

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

5. In Chapter 9, what does August see Jax do when she comes to pick him and Mariam up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the kitchen like in Chapter 7?

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

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

5. Who is Jax and where is he from?

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

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

8. How do Miriam and Jax meet?

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

10. What is August's shop like?

(see the answer keys)

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