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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 was the author's grandmother taken to a nursing home for relocation due to Hurricane Katrina?

2. To what locale was Carl helicoptered from the Broad Street Overpass after Katrina?

3. How old was the author when she first had a bedroom of her own?

4. How old was Carl when the author moved into her French Quarter apartment in Movement IV: Part III?

5. Where was Michael living when the author visited him on her way to New Orleans in Movement IV: Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where was Carl when Hurricane Katrina hit? How did he survive?

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

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

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

7. How did the author begin getting into trouble in seventh grade?

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

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

10. Where was the author living when Hurricane Katrina hit? How is this area described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the early history of New Orleans East. When was New Orleans East developed? Who led the development of this area? How did those developers go about developing the area? What were their projections when the development began?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Ivory Mae's relationship with and marriage to Simon Broom. When and where did they meet? When did they marry? What were their ages when they married? What were their marital histories? How does the author characterize their relationship?

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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