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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. At what hotel did the author stay for the Tales of the Cocktail event described in Movement III: Part VII?

2. What is the name of the building where the author rented an apartment in the French Quarter in Movement IV: Part III?

3. On what street did the Harrah's Hotel have its grand opening that the author attended?

4. By what name did Sarah Broom's family members call her growing up?

5. What had Lynette become when she and the author were living as neighbors in Harlem?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Sarah Broom moved to Burundi? What did she do there?

3. Where did Lynette go in 1993? Why?

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

5. What became of James and Alvin?

6. How does the author describe 1991-1996 in Movement II: Part VI?

7. How did working at CC's Coffee Shop in the French Quarter affect the author?

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

9. What did the author's mother do when she discovered Sarah had been skipping school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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