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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. How many miles must one travel from the French Quarter to reach the house where the author grew up?

2. How old was Ivory Mae when she bought the house that the author grew up in?

3. What exit from I-5 does the author say you take to reach the house where she grew up in "Map"?

4. When did Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans?

5. On what street is the New Orleans City Hall located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the impacts of Brown v. Board of Education in New Orleans?

2. When did Ivory Mae marry Simon Broom? How is he described?

3. What are the points on the map that make up the author's growing-up world, as described in Movement II: Part IV?

4. What helped Ivory Mae to cope after losing Simon?

5. When did Lolo go to Chicago? Why did she go?

6. What was New Orleans East like at the time when the ad for the Yellow House ran, according to the author in Movement I: Part V?

7. Who was Sarah McCutcheon and how did she influence Lolo's life?

8. When and how did Simon Broom die?

9. How does the author describe her family in "Map"?

10. What does the author say about the 12 or 13 history-telling books she has about New Orleans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the author's family. Who are her parents? How many siblings does she have? What are their ages? How would you describe the relationships within the author's family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of identity and place in The Yellow House. How are these themes interconnected? In what ways has the author defined herself based upon place? What does she comment about this?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of simile and/or metaphor in The Yellow House. What is being compared? Why do you think the author makes this comparison? How does each example serve the reader?

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