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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. To what does the author compare a large, close family in Movement III: Part VII?

2. Where was the author working when she was neighbors with Lynette in Harlem, as described in Movement III: Part I?

3. What job had Herman found when the author visited family in Vacaville in Movement IV: Part I?

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

5. Where did Karen get her first job after arriving in Vacaville?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did the author perform academically in high school?

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

8. Where did Lynette go in 1993? Why?

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

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

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 structure of The Yellow House. How is the book broken into divisions? What is the significance of the titles of these divisions? How does the author develop the plot of the narrative?

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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