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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 is the name of the area where August and her family lived before moving to Brooklyn?

2. How did August's mother feel about friendships among women as indicated in Chapter 2?

3. Which friend of August's had similar hands to her mother, as mentioned in Chapter 4?

4. What does the narrator claim is the most tragic thing about life (1)?

5. What was one song August listened to as she had her hair braided?

Short Essay Questions

1. From what perspective and tense is the story related? How is the novel framed?

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

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

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

5. In what ways did August and her friends protect themselves from the streets when they were adolescents?

6. Who was Clyde and why is he significant in the novel?

7. What did Gigi's mother tell her about her appearance when she was six?

8. How does August describe her feelings about Sylvia when they were young?

9. How is Coney Island described in Chapter 4?

10. What is the significance of the quote that opens the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 motif of water in Another Brooklyn. What does water symbolize in the story? Where does water appear? What mood is evoked by water when it appears in the novel?

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