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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 book did August's father read after Sister Loretta arrived?

2. How old was August when she went sexually further with Jerome than just kissing at the end of Chapter 9?

3. What kind of uniform was Sylvia wearing when August saw her in the streets after Sylvia had left August's school at the end of Chapter 10?

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

5. Who were the shop owners on Broadway that lived in fancy houses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does August describe the changing perceptions of her and her friends as they began adolescence in Chapter 11?

2. What is the significance of the urn described in Chapter 10?

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

4. What happened to Jennie's children? Why?

5. What did Sister Loretta bring to August's household?

6. What was the Summer Food Service Program?

7. What did Sister Loretta wear when she met August?

8. What became August's brother's obsession when he was eight? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the characters of August's father and brother. Why do you think the author does not name these characters? What are August's relationships like with each of these characters? What happens to each of these characters in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of family and community in Another Brooklyn. How did her community serve August growing up? How did her family serve her? Do you think that the communities presented in the novel appear supportive or negative? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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