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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the ice cream truck August and her brother saw through their apartment window?
(a) Mister Softee.
(b) Misses Creamery Truck.
(c) Misses Chocolate.
(d) Mister Ice Cream.

2. What does August say saved her brother from feeling "halfway whole" (3)?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Faith.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Education.

3. What narrative perspective is Another Brooklyn related?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person omniscient.

4. What is the name of the area where August and her family lived before moving to Brooklyn?
(a) Tennessee Swamp.
(b) SweetGrove.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) BitterFields.

5. In Chapter 1, what did August's brother ask her after their father's funeral (4)?
(a) "Still whole?"
(b) "What will you do now?"
(c) "Do you think it is better he [father] is dead?"
(d) "Have you seen mom yet?"

Short Answer Questions

1. As a young girl, why did August roam the streets at the start of Chapter 3?

2. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?

3. In Chapter 2, what did August notice about the white people in her apartment building?

4. At the start of Chapter 2, what year does the narrative shift to?

5. As an adult returning to New York, where did August and her brother go after their father's funeral?

(see the answer key)

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