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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who said yellow is the color of divine clarity, according to the author in Movement III: Part II?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Vincent Van Gogh.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Tennessee Williams.
2. What was Simon Broom's birthday?
(a) January 12.
(b) March 5.
(c) June 23.
(d) February 22.
3. 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?
(a) A fish tank and a vase.
(b) A mirror and a butter knife.
(c) A Bible and a shovel.
(d) A spoon and a fleur-de-lis.
4. Which of the author's siblings did she work to keep out of their house in 1994 because he would steal for crack?
(a) Simon.
(b) Darryl.
(c) Carl.
(d) Roger.
5. When was the author in sixth grade?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1999.
6. For how much money did the author rent out her extra room in the French Quarter per night?
(a) $59.
(b) $200.
(c) $150.
(d) $99.
7. 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.
8. 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) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(c) Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
(d) Houston, Texas.
9. On what street is the entrance to the apartment building the author rented in the French Quarter in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) Decatur Street.
(b) St. Peter Street.
(c) Bourbon Street.
(d) Royal Street.
10. When did the author return to New Orleans to live for a second time as described in Movement IV: Part I?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2009.
11. What was New Orleans' Jackson Square formerly called?
(a) Edward Island.
(b) LaForche Square.
(c) Central Square.
(d) Place dArmes.
12. How much older is Lynette than Sarah Broom?
(a) 5 years older.
(b) 12 years older.
(c) 8 years older.
(d) 16 years older.
13. Where was Michael living with his girlfriend when Hurrican Katrina hit?
(a) Chartres Street.
(b) Bourbon Street.
(c) Dumaine Street.
(d) Charbonnet Street.
14. How far north of San Francisco is Vacaville, California located, according to the author in Movement III: Part III?
(a) 90 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 23 miles.
(d) 55 miles.
15. What did Lynette choose to study when she left for school in 1993?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Fashion design.
(d) Social work.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many murders were there in New Orleans in 1994?
2. What date opens Movement III: Part V?
3. When were the Lafitte Projects demolished?
4. By what name did Sarah Broom's family members call her growing up?
5. When did construction begin on the Cabildo Building begin, as described by the author in Movement IV: Part III?
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