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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. What kind of car did August's white neighbors drive when they left in Chapter 8?

2. What did August and her brother say at the door of Jennie's of apartment on Page 121?

3. What passion did August's brother discover when he is eight years old?

4. How did Sister Loretta, August's father's new girlfriend, dress when August met her for the first time?

5. How did Angela's boyfriend speak according to the start of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did August and her friends explore sexuality in Chapter 11?

2. What did Angela say to August during the fireworks in Chapter 11? How did August respond?

3. What is August's first memory of Jerome?

4. What was the Summer Food Service Program?

5. How was August affected by her interactions with Sylvia's family?

6. What did Sylvia's father say about August's father in Chapter 11?

7. What happened to Angela's mother?

8. To whom does August compare Jennie's children in Chapter 12?

9. What does "gentrification" mean and how does it apply in the novel?

10. What does "orba" mean? Why is this word defined in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss three examples of irony in Another Brooklyn. What are examples of dramatic irony in the novel? What situational irony is explored? How is verbal irony employed?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the theme of religion in Another Brooklyn. What religions are explored in the novel? How are they compared with one another? What is August's personal connection to religion?

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