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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. In Chapter 19, what does Hazel bring Myron for lunch?

2. Where is Myron from?

3. In Chapter 14, what type of dress is Della making for Mrs. Finley?

4. When does Joan take an art class at Rhodes in Chapter 20?

5. In Chapter 17, when is Jax to report to North Carolina?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22, how does Miriam hear about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?

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

3. How does Myron die?

4. How does Myron propose to Hazel and how does she respond?

5. Why is Derek arrested in Chapter 18?

6. Why does Joan go to Sunday Mass?

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

8. Why does Miriam want Joan to be a doctor?

9. What does Professor Mason, Joan's art teacher at Rhodes suggest her senior year?

10. What role does Hazel play in her mother's business?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Myron North built the Memphis house. What does the Memphis house mean to Miram and Joan? Why do they feel differently about the house?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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