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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Movement III: V - VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Ivory Mae when she bought the house that the author grew up in?
(a) 19.
(b) 26.
(c) 29.
(d) 21.

2. What author is referenced when the author discusses trying and failing to forget in Movement III: Part VII?
(a) Tennessee Williams.
(b) William Blake.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

3. The author notes that MR-GO would become an expensive failure. It would eventually cost taxpayers how much money per boat that passed through?
(a) $40,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

4. How much money does the author say police officers earned in New Orleans in 1994?
(a) $42,000/year.
(b) $18,000/year.
(c) $25,000/year.
(d) $28,000/year.

5. Who does the author describe as the bald teacher of her one memorable math class in seventh grade?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Anderson.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) Mr. Nero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who showed his work badge, allowing the author's family to pass the roadblocks to see the Yellow House in Movement III: Part V?

2. In 1959, when the New Orleans East Inc. company began planning for development of the area, they projected how many residents in the area by 1970, according to the author in "Movement I: Part V"?

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

4. At what hotel did the author stay for the Tales of the Cocktail event described in Movement III: Part VII?

5. When did Mayor deLesseps "Chep" Morrison first win the mayoral election in New Orleans?

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