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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 exit from I-5 does the author say you take to reach the house where she grew up in "Map"?

2. The author notes that MR-GO would become an expensive failure. It would eventually cost taxpayers how much money per boat that passed through?

3. When did Ivory Mae finally move her family into the home she bought after renovations?

4. How did Webb die?

5. When did Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ivory Mae decide not to remarry after Simon's death?

2. How does the author describe her family in "Map"?

3. Where is the author's childhood home located?

4. When did Lolo go to Chicago? Why did she go?

5. Why was the author given the name Sarah?

6. When and why did Lolo end up in New Orleans?

7. What were the prospects of the New Orleans East Inc. company for the area in 1959?

8. How did the author's outlook change when she was ten?

9. What room does the author describe in Movement II: Part I? What was the significance of the room?

10. Who were the founder of New Orleans East, Inc.? How are they described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author describes her life as a child being dictated by five points on a map. What are those points? Why is each point significant? How did those points change as she grew older?

Essay Topic 2

How did Ivory Mae purchase the Yellow House? When did she buy the property? When did her family move into the home? How is the house described when Ivory Mae's family began living there?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of symbolism in The Yellow House. What does each symbol represent? How often does the symbol appear in the narrative? How does symbolism serve this story?

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