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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. How did August's mother feel about friendships among women as indicated in Chapter 2?
2. What trains did August and her family take on their Saturday trips to Coney Island?
3. In what condition did August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi find the man who raped Gigi in Chapter 4?
4. How long has it been since August's childhood when she describes her father's funeral?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what was "telling some part of our [August, Sylvia, Gigi, and Angela] story" (69)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Clyde and why is he significant in the novel?
2. What did Angela want to be when she grew up? Why?
3. What about Angela reminded August of her mother? Why?
4. From what perspective and tense is the story related? How is the novel framed?
5. What did August think about Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi when she first saw them?
6. What is the Nation of Islam? How does it factor into the novel?
7. What did Gigi want to be when she grew up? Why?
8. What did August and her friends think of one another before they met?
9. Why did August think that her mother would come to her in Brooklyn while growing up?
10. What did Gigi's mother tell her about her appearance when she was six?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Identify three examples of foreshadowing in Another Brooklyn. What does each example foretell? What purpose does foreshadowing serve in each example? What mood is evoked by each example?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the setting of SweetGrove in Another Brooklyn. Why is this setting important to the novel? How does this setting contrast with the setting of Brooklyn? What does SweetGrove symbolize in the story?
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