1. Who reminded August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela of the old man who ran a sketchy shoe repair shop?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Geppetto.
(c) The man who raped Gigi.
(d) Sylvia's father.

2. How did August's father die?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Natural causes.
(c) Liver disease.
(d) Heart attack.

3. Who was portrayed as "starving" at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The refugees of Libya.
(b) The children of Biafra.
(c) The drug addicts in Chicago.
(d) The minorities in Brooklyn.

4. What was one song August listened to as she had her hair braided?
(a) "Keep on Livin'."
(b) "The Great Girl."
(c) "Amazing Grace."
(d) "The Blues Are No Good."

5. In Chapter 1, while meeting with therapist, Sister Sonja, as a teenager for the first time, how did August begin the session?
(a) "I merely want to see her..." (16).
(b) "She will never come back..." (12).
(c) "I was waiting for my mother..." (15).
(d) "I hope my mother is alive..." (15).

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the origin of August's birth name?

3. What did the woman who lived below August's apartment look like?

4. What narrative perspective is Another Brooklyn related?

5. In Chapter 4, who moved into the apartment below August's family?

(see the answer key)

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