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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the author describe the largest slave revolt in American history wherein an army of 500 or so made their way along the River Road headed to New Orleans to take over the city in "Movement I: Part I"?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1835.

2. Where was the author working when she was neighbors with Lynette in Harlem, as described in Movement III: Part I?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Oprah Magazine.
(d) Time Magazine.

3. In what year was Sarah Broom born?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1976.

4. Who is the author's eldest brother?
(a) Darryl.
(b) Byron.
(c) Roger.
(d) Simon.

5. Where did the author's mother and remaining family at the yellow house go when advised to evacuate due to Hurricane Katrina?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
(c) Houston, Texas.
(d) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the only daughter of Octavia and Alvin Javis?

2. In what New Orleans neighborhood did the author grow up?

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

4. How old was Ivory Mae when she bought the house that the author grew up in?

5. What are medians referred to in New Orleans?

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