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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 date of Miram's parents' wedding day?

2. When does Chapter 1 take place?

3. How old is Derek in 1988?

4. Where does Jax tell Miss Hazel he and Miriam will live if he makes captain?

5. In Chapter 2, how long does it take a man at a gas station to fix Miriam's air conditioning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the kitchen like in Chapter 7?

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

3. What is August's shop like?

4. Why is Jax upset when Miriam wears red shoes in Chpater 5?

5. What did Miriam do before she left North Carolina in Chapter 2?

6. Why did August quit college and start styling hair?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Memphis: A Novel?

Essay Topic 2

August reveals information about Derek’s father during Derek’s murder trial. What information does August reveal? What does that information reveal about the relationship Derek had with his father and how it still affects him?

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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