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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. How old was Simon Broom when he died?
3. What is the title of Movement II?
4. Where does the narrator describe Carl working at a maintenance job in "Map"?
5. The Rigolets is described in "Map" as a straight connecting Lake Pontchatrain to what lake?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and how did the Yellow House come into the author's family?
2. How is Ivory Mae's childhood home(s) described?
3. How does the author describe her family in "Map"?
4. How did the author's sense of identity change when she entered school? Why?
5. When did Lolo go to Chicago? Why did she go?
6. Who was John McDonogh?
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. Where is the author's childhood home located?
9. What helped Ivory Mae to cope after losing Simon?
10. When did Ivory Mae marry Simon Broom? How is he described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of inequality and displacement in The Yellow House. How does the author develop these themes through individual narratives within the memoir? What symbols relate to these themes? What statement(s) is that author making regarding inequality and displacement through her memoir?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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