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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 in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 18, how many years ago was Hazel in the same fast-track nusing program Miriam is attending?

3. In Chapter 24, what is the family eating when they hear a knock at the door?

4. What is Jax's rank in Chapter 22?

5. What career does Joan's mother want her to pursue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joan go to Sunday Mass?

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

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

4. How does Myron die?

5. What was Derek's trial like?

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Derek arrested in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The North family experiences racism because they are Black. How does racism affect their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Derek goes on trial for murder. Why is the verdict of the trial a foregone conclusion?

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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