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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. Who died at Slim's when three boys using AK-47s arrived as his house?

2. What type of car is Jax driving when he and Miriam meet?

3. How old is Miriam in Chapter 7?

4. Where does Jax hit Miriam after he falls into the refrigerator in Chapter 6?

5. What was the last car Myron bought Hazel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What car does August drive in Chapter 9, and why is it special?

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

3. What wakes Joan in Chapter 6, and what does she see when she goes downstairs?

4. In Chapter 12, what is Miriam doing?

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

6. What does August do when she sees Jax choking Miriam in Chapter 9?

7. Why is Miriam in Memphis in Chapter 8, and where is Jax?

8. What is August's shop like?

9. In 1995, what does August think after she receives the phone call from Miriam telling her that Jax hit her?

10. What does Miriam think it will be like to go back to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Joan calls her father a “violent villain” (72). How does Joan feel about her father? Why does she call him a villain? How do her feelings about him change over time?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Memphis: A Novel? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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