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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 comes to the North house in Chapter 24 early in the morning?

2. What is the date in Chapter 13?

3. Where does Miriam find her sister and daughters in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapters 20, who comes to see Joan when she is in history class?

5. What year is it in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What flood has affected Memphis in 1937?

2. When did Miriam graduate from nursing school, and what was her graduation ceremony like?

3. How long has Miss Dawn known August?

4. Why does August want the children walked to school by armed gun members in Chapter 15?

5. What was Derek's trial like?

6. How did Hazel's father die?

7. Where does Hazel meet Myron, and what is their first encounter like?

8. How do the visits August makes to see Derek affect her?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Memphis: A Novel? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Joan’s mother does not want her to become an artist. What career does Joan want to pursue? How does her desire to become an artist affect her relationship with her mother? How do they come to an understanding?

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