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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the Quote that precedes the narrative, what will you find when you turn right?
2. In Chapter 2, what did August notice about the white people in her apartment building?
3. As referenced in Chapter 1, when August was 15, where did her father send her for the summer?
4. What major event happened to August's brother in Chapter 2?
5. How old was Gigi when she was raped by the soldier who slept in the stairwell of her building?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tragic event befell Gigi when she was 12?
2. In what ways did August and her friends protect themselves from the streets when they were adolescents?
3. From what perspective and tense is the story related? How is the novel framed?
4. How did drug abuse factor into August's childhood?
5. How is the novel structured? Is the story related in a linear fashion or nonlinear? Why is this important?
6. What did Angela want to be when she grew up? Why?
7. How is Coney Island described in Chapter 4?
8. What did Gigi want to be when she grew up? Why?
9. Why did August think that her mother would come to her in Brooklyn while growing up?
10. Who was Jennie and how is she described in the narrative?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of sexuality in Another Brooklyn. How is this theme developed through character? What symbolism relates to this theme? What statement do you think the author is making about sexuality in the novel? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the nonlinear structure of Another Brooklyn. How does the author delineate the different time periods that are covered in the novel? How does this nonlinear structure affect the plot of the story? Why do you think the author has chosen to relate the story in this manner?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Gigi in Another Brooklyn. Where and when did August meet Gigi? What did Gigi want to be when she grew up? How and why did Gigi die?
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