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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As referenced in Chapter 1, when August was 15, where did her father send her for the summer?
(a) A mosque to pray.
(b) A therapist, Sister Sonja.
(c) August's mother's home in Tennessee.
(d) A boarding school in New York City.

2. What vocation did Sylvia believe her father wanted her to become when she was older?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Singer.
(d) Doctor.

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

4. How long has it been since August's childhood when she describes her father's funeral?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 6 years.

5. What did August and her brother do at night as explained at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) August and her brother created a plan to run away.
(b) August and her brother sang hymns together.
(c) August and her brother cried all night.
(d) August and her brother held hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What narrative perspective is Another Brooklyn related?

2. What major event is described at the opening of Chapter 8?

3. What did August want, do, and/or think, when she first saw Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi as a child in Brooklyn?

4. How did August feel about the free items she received after the catastrophe that happened in her neighborhood?

5. What did Gigi's mother say about Gigi's skin tone?

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