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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did construction begin on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO)?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1958.

2. Where did Samantha Power suggest Sarah Broom go when they met?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Burundi.

3. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?
(a) 627,525.
(b) 735,645.
(c) 1,463,453.
(d) 536,573.

4. How old was the author when she first had a bedroom of her own?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

5. Where did Valeria and her daughters flee when evacuated due to Hurricane Katrina after they ran out of gas?
(a) Ozark, Alabama.
(b) Houston, Texas.
(c) Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
(d) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What uncle of Sarah Broom's was buried on the day she was born?

2. What was the author's zip code growing up?

3. What was the economic damage that was assessed for Hurricane Betsy?

4. How many million pounds of thrust were produced by the 131-metric-ton stage one boosters built for the rocket boosters for the first stage of the Saturn Launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida?

5. When did Lolo drop out of school, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?

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