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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. In what subdivision is the author's grandmother's house located in St. Rose?

2. Where did Samantha Power suggest Sarah Broom go when they met?

3. What book did Samantha Power write about the United States' historic nonresponse to genocide throughout the world?

4. Over what street did the author's French Quarter apartment hang when she moved there in Movement IV: Part III?

5. Where did the author's mother and remaining family at the yellow house go when advised to evacuate due to Hurricane Katrina?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Ivory Mae go when Hurricane Katrina hit? With whom did she flee?

2. What did Ivory Mae do when the family went to see the Yellow House after Katrina in Movement III: Part V?

3. Why did the author end her friendship with Tiffany Cage?

4. How is Carl's home described in Movement IV: Part IV?

5. How did the author perceive her new surroundings in Movement IV: Part III?

6. Where was Michael when Hurricane Katrina hit? How did he survive?

7. Why did Sarah Broom move to New Orleans in 2011? Where did she live?

8. How is Herman described by the author?

9. Where did the author attend high school? How did she fit in here?

10. What is ironic about the demolition of the Yellow House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's departure from New Orleans East and her collegiate education. Where did she attend college and graduate school? What did she study? How did she begin her career?

Essay Topic 2

Describe three examples of irony from The Yellow House. How does the author use dramatic irony in the narrative? What situational irony can be perceived? What is the purpose of each example and how does it serve the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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