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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did August's mother's brother, Clyde, go to college? (51).
(a) Brown University.
(b) Howard University.
(c) University of Texas.
(d) University of Tennessee.

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

3. In what condition did August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi find the man who raped Gigi in Chapter 4?
(a) The man "...was shooting up heroin and had a look the girls had never seen before" (54).
(b) The man was "asleep, alone, and snoring" (59).
(c) The man hid underneath the stairs "waited for the girls and jumped out like he wanted to rape all the girls" (58).
(d) The man had "a needle clinched and dripping from his left hand" (59).

4. What did Sylvia say about the altar boys at her church as a response to Gigi's secret about the pastor at her church?
(a) The altar boys only wanted to worship and go home.
(b) The altar boys should not be trusted if you were the only altar girl.
(c) The altar boys were rude and disrespectful of the elders of the church.
(d) The altar boys were abused.

5. What major event happened to August's brother in Chapter 2?
(a) August's brother left to live with their mother.
(b) August's brother ran away, but their father found him hiding under a bridge.
(c) August's brother cut his forearm on the broken glass of the window.
(d) August's brother got severely beaten by their father.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Quote that precedes the narrative, what will you find when you turn right?

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

3. When did August visit her father in New York City (5)?

4. What vocation did Sylvia believe her father wanted her to become when she was older?

5. How did August, Sylvia, and Angela respond to Gigi's rape?

(see the answer key)

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