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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 is the name of the hospital where Hazel worked as the first Black nurse?

2. What day of the week is it in Chapter 11?

3. What type of gas station does Miriam stop at in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 2, what type of vehicle does MIriam drive?

5. How long after Miriam meets Jax does she call her sister and tell her about Jax hitting her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan describe the house her grandfather built?

2. Who is Jax and where is he from?

3. A week after Joan is raped, what does a doctor tell Miriam and Jax?

4. In Chapter 12, what is Miriam doing?

5. How do men and women dress for the annual Marine Corps Ball?

6. What type of violence was in the neighborhood in Chapter 12?

7. What is the kitchen like in Chapter 7?

8. What does Joan's father say to her mother before he walks out?

9. How does Joan compare herself and Mya to her mother in Chapter 10?

10. Who is Derek, and what does Joan remember about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poverty and crime are endemic in the North Memphis neighborhood where the Norths live. How do poverty and crime affect the Norths and the neighborhood where they live?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Memphis: A Novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Stringfellow uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Hazel and Myron meet at Stanley’s deli. What type of relationship do they have? How does Hazel cherish their relationship for the rest of her life?

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