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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. Where is the Ormanond Plantation located?

2. What is the title of Movement II?

3. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

4. When was the Intracoastal Waterway expanted through eastern New Orleans to connect with the Industrial Canal?

5. Where did Ivory Mae attend junior high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how did Simon Broom die?

2. How did the author's sense of identity change when she entered school? Why?

3. What physical problem did Michael struggle with as a young adult? How was it treated?

4. 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?

5. Who was Webb? What happened to him?

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

7. How did the author's outlook change when she was ten?

8. How is Ivory Mae's childhood home(s) described?

9. Who was John McDonogh?

10. What room does the author describe in Movement II: Part I? What was the significance of the room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss three examples of symbolism in The Yellow House. What does each symbol represent? How often does the symbol appear in the narrative? How does symbolism serve this story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Ivory Mae's early life and upbringing. Where was she born? Who were her parents? Who raised her? What individuals influenced Ivory Mae's life and her later behavior and actions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of fatherless children in The Yellow House. What central individuals in the narrative grew up in fatherless homes? How did this influence their lives? How does the author's personal narrative demonstrate feelings of loss over not having a father present growing up?

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