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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 old was Jerome when he met August?

2. What did Gigi audition for at the start of Chapter 10?

3. On the final Page of Chapter 11, what realization did August have?

4. In Chapter 9, what did August say she wanted to be when she grew up?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sylvia's father do to her boyfriend in Chapter 13? Why?

2. What happened to Angela's mother?

3. How is Alana described in Chapter 12?

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

5. Who were the boyfriends that August's friends had begun seeing in Chapter 12?

6. What was Sylvia's family like? Did she have siblings?

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

8. Who was the Son of Sam and why is he referenced?

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

10. What does August say about her Muslim beliefs in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss three examples of symbolism in Another Brooklyn. What does the symbol represent? How is the symbol explored in the text? Are there any characters that serve as symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Angela in Another Brooklyn. What was Angela's relationship with August like? What were Angela's ambitions? Did she achieve those ambitions? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss August's mother in Another Brooklyn. When did August last see her mother? What led August's father to take August and her brother away from August's mother? What happened to August's mother after this?

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