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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. Who was Sarah Broom's seventh grade English teacher?

2. What date opens Movement III: Part I?

3. Who was Lynette's godmother?

4. Before Katrina hit, how many of the author's siblings lived in New Orleans?

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. How is Herman described by the author?

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

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

4. Where did Lynette go in 1993? Why?

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

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

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

8. What became of James and Alvin?

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

10. In what ways did Sarah guard the house in 1994?

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

Describe and discuss Ivory Mae's early life and upbringing. Where was she born? Who were her parents? Who raised her? What individuals influenced Ivory Mae's life and her later behavior and actions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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