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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. What time is Miriam's wedding held?

2. Where is Myron from?

3. Where is Myron's body found?

4. What time is it in Chapter 24, when August sees two unknown men on her porch steps?

5. How tall are the canvases for the works in Joan's portfolio?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mya react when the World Trade Center towers fell and the Pentagon was attacked?

2. Why does Miriam want Joan to be a doctor?

3. Why does August want the children walked to school by armed gun members in Chapter 15?

4. How long has Miss Dawn known August?

5. When Joan is a junior in high school, what art class is she taking?

6. Who calls in Chapter 23, and what decision is made after the call?

7. What are August, Miriam, and Joan doing in Chapter 24, when the doorbell rings after two in the morning, and who do they find at the door?

8. What are the conditions like when Hazel's mother sends her to the store in Chpater 13?

9. What does Miss Dawn tell Joan when Joan tells her about applying to art school in London?

10. What was Derek's trial like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joan is a girl of ten at the beginning of Memphis: A Novel and a young lady preparing for college at the end of the book. How do the events in the book help Joan mature and grow in the novel? What role does learning to forgive have in her growth?

Essay Topic 2

Della is a skilled seamstress. Why would she be considered an artist?

Essay Topic 3

In Memphis: A Novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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