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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. At the start of Chapter 11, how old did the girls turn?

2. How did Angela's boyfriend speak according to the start of Chapter 12?

3. On the final Page of Chapter 11, what realization did August have?

4. What kind of car did August's white neighbors drive when they left in Chapter 8?

5. What kind of uniform was Sylvia wearing when August saw her in the streets after Sylvia had left August's school at the end of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is August's first memory of Jerome?

2. What does August say about her Muslim beliefs in Chapter 9?

3. How did August and her friends explore sexuality in Chapter 11?

4. What is the significance of the urn described in Chapter 10?

5. What did Sister Loretta wear when she met August?

6. Who were the boyfriends that August's friends had begun seeing in Chapter 12?

7. What was Sylvia's family like? Did she have siblings?

8. What happened to Jennie's children? Why?

9. To whom does August compare Jennie's children in Chapter 12?

10. What did Sister Loretta bring to August's household?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of friendship in Another Brooklyn. Who are the friends that August came to care about in her youth? What happened to these friendships? What statement do you think the author is making regarding friendship?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Sylvia in Another Brooklyn. When and where did August meet Sylvia? What were Sylvia's ambitions in life? Did she achieve those ambitions? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Brooklyn in the novel. Where in Brooklyn did August grow up? How is the neighborhood described? Why is this setting important to the novel?

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