The Yellow House Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Sarah M. Broom
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Yellow House Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Sarah M. Broom
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In what New Orleans neighborhood did the author grow up?

2. Where did Lolo try her fate around 1942, leaving her children in others' care?

3. When was Lillie Mae born, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?

4. How many points on a map does the author say her growing-up world contains in Movement II: Part IV?

5. Where does the narrator describe Carl working at a maintenance job in "Map"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where was Lolo born? Who were her parents?

2. When did Ivory Mae marry Simon Broom? How is he described?

3. What physical problem did Michael struggle with as a young adult? How was it treated?

4. What was the condition of the Yellow House when Ivory Mae purchased it? How much did it cost?

5. How did the author's sense of identity change when she entered school? Why?

6. What is "colorism" and how does it apply in The Yellow House?

7. When did Hurricane Betsy strike? What damage did it incur?

8. Who was Sarah McCutcheon and how did she influence Lolo's life?

9. Who were the founder of New Orleans East, Inc.? How are they described?

10. How is Ivory Mae's childhood home(s) described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the impacts of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans East and the author's family. When did Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans? What caused the levees to break? How much structural damage came about due to the hurricane? How has New Orleans East recovered?

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