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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what street is the entrance to the apartment building the author rented in the French Quarter in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) Bourbon Street.
(b) Royal Street.
(c) St. Peter Street.
(d) Decatur Street.

2. Where was the author's father buried?
(a) St. Jude Cemetery.
(b) Rose Hill Cemetery.
(c) Immacuate Truth Cemetery.
(d) Providence Memorial Cemetery.

3. Where was Michael living with his girlfriend when Hurrican Katrina hit?
(a) Charbonnet Street.
(b) Chartres Street.
(c) Dumaine Street.
(d) Bourbon Street.

4. How much older is Lynette than Sarah Broom?
(a) 12 years older.
(b) 8 years older.
(c) 5 years older.
(d) 16 years older.

5. What job had Herman found when the author visited family in Vacaville in Movement IV: Part I?
(a) Wal-Mart stocker.
(b) Used car salesman.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Taxi driver.

6. How old was Carl when the author moved into her French Quarter apartment in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) 35.
(b) 48.
(c) 41.
(d) 44.

7. Which of Carl's dogs was killed by a pit bull, leading him to sue?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Mindy.
(d) Petey.

8. Where does the author describe living in Harlem in Movement III: Part I?
(a) 132nd Street.
(b) 119th Street.
(c) 59th Street.
(d) 126th Street.

9. What color does the author describe painting her Harlem apartment a year or so after Katrina?
(a) Pink.
(b) Purple.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

10. Who is Karen's youngest child?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Brittany.
(d) Amanda.

11. Who was Byron's only daughter when he housed refugees from Katrina in its aftermath?
(a) Maria.
(b) Anna.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Alexus.

12. In what village in Turkey does the author travel describe having found herself wandering and eating masa a year after Katrina?
(a) Kuyucak.
(b) Jumalakizik.
(c) Kayaköy.
(d) Yörük Köyü.

13. In what cemetery does the author say her childhood friend Alvin is buried in Movement IV: Part IV?
(a) Resthaven Cemetery.
(b) Rose Hill Cemetery.
(c) St. Jude Cemetery.
(d) St. Edward's Cemetery.

14. After how many days was Carl saved from a rooftop after the levees broke from Hurricane Katrina?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

15. What did Lynette choose to study when she left for school in 1993?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Fashion design.
(d) Social work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did Michael and his wife drive after marrying and buying a house?

2. Who was Sarah Broom's seventh grade English teacher?

3. In what area did Michael buy a house after marrying on Red Maple Street?

4. At what nursing home was the author's grandmother when Hurricane Katrina hit?

5. Where does the author describe Karen graduating from college in Movement II: Part VI?

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