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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Quote that precedes the narrative, what will you find when you turn right?
(a) A peach tree blooming.
(b) An old wise man.
(c) The threat of teenage boys.
(d) The files of SweetGrove.

2. After leaving her brother and returning to their father's apartment after the funeral, how did August feel?
(a) A lack of any emotion.
(b) Extreme and unbearable sadness.
(c) A sense of deep relief and fear.
(d) Solace and ease.

3. At the start of the novel, what style of music does the narrator say was "trying to tell our [the girls'] story" (2) despite the fact that it never quite got them?
(a) The Blues.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Top 40.
(d) Pop.

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

5. What was the first thing Sylvia asked August when they met?
(a) "Do you want to have lunch with us. I have an extra sandwich" (33).
(b) "What's your name? I've never seen you before" (36).
(c) "Why do you stare at us like that? What are you looking for?" (36).
(d) "Why do you look at us that way? We don't like you" (35).

Short Answer Questions

1. What narrative perspective is Another Brooklyn related?

2. In Chapter 1, what did August's brother ask her after their father's funeral (4)?

3. How does August describe her friend Sylvia when she accidentally ran into her on the train years after leaving Brooklyn?

4. When August was a child, what statement did she always tell her brother when he asked about their mother?

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

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