The Yellow House Test | Final 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 | Final 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. What items did the author's friend David find in the dirt by the demolished Yellow House on a visit there described by the author in Movement III: Part VII?

2. What had Lynette become when she and the author were living as neighbors in Harlem?

3. When did the Plaza mall open?

4. What was New Orleans' Jackson Square formerly called?

5. What was Simon Broom's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Sarah Broom moved to Burundi? What did she do there?

4. How is Herman described by the author?

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

6. Where was Carl when Hurricane Katrina hit? How did he survive?

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

8. In what ways did Sarah guard the house in 1994?

9. Where did Lynette go in 1993? Why?

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

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

Describe and discuss Lolo's early life. Where and when was she born? Who were her parents? Who raised her? Where did she come of age? Who had major influences on her life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of simile and/or metaphor in The Yellow House. What is being compared? Why do you think the author makes this comparison? How does each example serve the reader?

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