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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. What was August's father's response in reference to Sylvia's father on Page 115?

2. Why would August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela possibly get sent "Down South?"

3. What book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?

4. When Sylvia's father told August she could not come over anymore, how did August feel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was August affected by her interactions with Sylvia's family?

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

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

4. What became August's brother's obsession when he was eight? Why?

5. What does August remember of Clyde?

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

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

8. What does "gentrification" mean and how does it apply in the novel?

9. How does August describe the changing perceptions of her and her friends as they began adolescence in Chapter 11?

10. What did Sylvia's father do to her boyfriend in Chapter 13? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the characters of August's father and brother. Why do you think the author does not name these characters? What are August's relationships like with each of these characters? What happens to each of these characters in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of SweetGrove in Another Brooklyn. Why is this setting important to the novel? How does this setting contrast with the setting of Brooklyn? What does SweetGrove symbolize in the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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