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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When August asked about the jar in the apartment, what did her father tell her?

2. What vocation did Sylvia believe her father wanted her to become when she was older?

3. Why could Gigi not tell her mother about the rape?

4. What was the color of the pullout sofa in August's childhood apartment?

5. After leaving her brother and returning to their father's apartment after the funeral, how did August feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to August's father granting August and her brother more freedom after they had moved to Brooklyn?

2. What did August think about Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi when she first saw them?

3. What are the circumstances of August's brother in the most-recent timeline in the novel?

4. Why did August think that her mother would come to her in Brooklyn while growing up?

5. What did SweetGrove represent to August when she was growing up?

6. Who was Miss Dora and how is she described in the narrative?

7. Who was Jennie and how is she described in the narrative?

8. What about Angela reminded August of her mother? Why?

9. What did August and her friends think of one another before they met?

10. What tragic event befell Gigi when she was 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of religion in Another Brooklyn. What religions are explored in the novel? How are they compared with one another? What is August's personal connection to religion?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of memory in Another Brooklyn. What characters and settings relate to this theme? How does the author use symbolism to support the theme? What statement is the author making regarding memory?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the plot structure of Another Brooklyn. What is the inciting event in the narrative? Where does the climax occur? What does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement of the narrative?

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