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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When were the Lafitte Projects demolished?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2008.

3. 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.

4. Before Katrina hit, how many of the author's siblings lived in New Orleans?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

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

6. In what area did Michael buy a house after marrying on Red Maple Street?
(a) Michoud.
(b) Algiers.
(c) Garden District.
(d) The French Quarter.

7. In what suite did the author stay during the Tales of the Cocktail event described in Movement III: Part VII?
(a) The Vieux Carre Suite.
(b) The St. Edward Suite.
(c) The Jefferson Davis Suite.
(d) The Rose Suite.

8. When was the author in sixth grade?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1988.

9. Who was Sarah Broom's seventh grade English teacher?
(a) Ms. Wilson.
(b) Ms. Edwards.
(c) Ms. Green.
(d) Ms. James.

10. What New Orleans cop, also known as Robocop, ordered the murder of a woman who witnessed him pistol-whipping a 17-year-old in 1994?
(a) Roger Watts.
(b) Joseph Martin.
(c) Nathan Hobley.
(d) Len Davis.

11. How tall is the author?
(a) 5'9".
(b) 5'11".
(c) 6'.
(d) 5'6".

12. What date opens Movement III: Part V?
(a) October 4, 2007.
(b) October 3, 2005.
(c) May 12, 2005.
(d) September 4, 2004.

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

14. What was New Orleans' Jackson Square formerly called?
(a) LaForche Square.
(b) Central Square.
(c) Place dArmes.
(d) Edward Island.

15. To what locale was Carl helicoptered from the Broad Street Overpass after Katrina?
(a) The Superdome.
(b) New Orleans International Airport.
(c) Chennault International Airport.
(d) Alexandria International Airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name did Sarah Broom's family members call her growing up?

2. Where did the author's mother and remaining family at the yellow house go when advised to evacuate due to Hurricane Katrina?

3. Where was the author working when she was neighbors with Lynette in Harlem, as described in Movement III: Part I?

4. Who was Byron's only daughter when he housed refugees from Katrina in its aftermath?

5. 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?

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