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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 Byron's only daughter when he housed refugees from Katrina in its aftermath?

2. Who was Lynette's godmother?

3. Where did Alexis Sinduhije flee after he was beaten and imprisoned by the government for running a radio station in Africa?

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

5. How many murders were there in New Orleans in 1994?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where did Lynette go in 1993? Why?

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

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

10. Who ended up coming to stay with Byron in Vacaville after Katrina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the themes of inequality and displacement in The Yellow House. How does the author develop these themes through individual narratives within the memoir? What symbols relate to these themes? What statement(s) is that author making regarding inequality and displacement through her memoir?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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