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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 color does the author describe the French Quarter being shaded in on the map given to her by Avis Rent a Car in "Map"?
2. What was the author's zip code growing up?
3. What was the name of the author's elementary school changed to after it was called Jefferson Davis Elementary?
4. Where was Simon Broom's funeral held?
5. What does the author describe as the largest, most powerful rocket in NASA history to this day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the prospects of the New Orleans East Inc. company for the area in 1959?
2. Why does the author say she was given the name Monique in Movement II: Part IV?
3. What profession did Lolo eventually take on? Where did she work?
4. How does the author describe her family in "Map"?
5. What does the author say about the 12 or 13 history-telling books she has about New Orleans?
6. How did the author's outlook change when she was ten?
7. What are the points on the map that make up the author's growing-up world, as described in Movement II: Part IV?
8. What was the condition of the Yellow House when Ivory Mae purchased it? How much did it cost?
9. Who were the founder of New Orleans East, Inc.? How are they described?
10. When and how did Simon Broom die?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the events surrounding Hurricane Betsy. When did Hurricane Betsy strike New Orleans? How much damage did it create? What structural damage does the author describe, and how might that damage have been prevented?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss Lolo's early life. Where and when was she born? Who were her parents? Who raised her? Where did she come of age? Who had major influences on her life?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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