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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. When did Myron come home from the war?

2. What time is Miriam's wedding held?

3. Where were Myron and Hazel married?

4. How tall are the canvases for the works in Joan's portfolio?

5. What color did Miriam and August wear to Derek's trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Dawn tell Joan when Joan tells her about applying to art school in London?

2. What shop is a staple in the North Memphis neighborhood where Hazel lives?

3. Why is Derek arrested in Chapter 18?

4. What does Della do for a living, and what type of job does she do?

5. What are August, Miriam, and Joan doing in Chapter 24, when the doorbell rings after two in the morning, and who do they find at the door?

6. What flood has affected Memphis in 1937?

7. How does Mya react when the World Trade Center towers fell and the Pentagon was attacked?

8. When Joan is a junior in high school, what art class is she taking?

9. What was Derek's trial like?

10. Why does Joan go to Sunday Mass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miriam still attends Mass as her mother did. How is Miriam and August’s faith in God different? Why is Miriam still a believer, and August is not?

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

Della is a skilled seamstress. Why would she be considered an artist?

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