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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 is Myron from?

2. Where did the thimble come from that Hazel has from Myron in Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 13, who yells for Hazel and Myron to get off her lawn?

4. What grade was Derek in when he broke a girl's arm?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Hazel bring Myron for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the visits August makes to see Derek affect her?

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

3. How does Myron propose to Hazel and how does she respond?

4. Why does Joan go to Sunday Mass?

5. What was Derek's trial like?

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

7. How did Hazel's father die?

8. What shop is a staple in the North Memphis neighborhood where Hazel lives?

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

10. What does Professor Mason, Joan's art teacher at Rhodes suggest her senior year?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Memphis: A Novel? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Myron North built the Memphis house. What does the Memphis house mean to Miram and Joan? Why do they feel differently about the house?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Stringfellow use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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