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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author's zip code growing up?
(a) 77077.
(b) 78211.
(c) 71923.
(d) 70126.

2. What is listed on Simon Broom's death certificate as the cause of death?
(a) Kidney failure.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Intracranial hemorrhage.

3. What is the title of Movement II?
(a) "The Grieving House."
(b) "Do You Know What It Means?"
(c) "The World Before Me."
(d) "Water."

4. How much did the house that the author grew up in cost when her mother bought it?
(a) $3,200.
(b) $4,200.
(c) $10,300.
(d) $5,600.

5. Where did Lolo try her fate around 1942, leaving her children in others' care?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Intracoastal Waterway expanted through eastern New Orleans to connect with the Industrial Canal?

2. What does the narrator describe as the only structure left on the lot where their house was in "Map"?

3. Who is the author's eldest brother?

4. How old was Simon Broom, Jr. when his father died?

5. Where had Darryl stolen computers from, leading to his arrest at age 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was John McDonogh?

2. Who were the founder of New Orleans East, Inc.? How are they described?

3. What helped Ivory Mae to cope after losing Simon?

4. What was MR-GO, and what were its impacts?

5. When and how did Simon Broom die?

6. When and why did Lolo end up in New Orleans?

7. How were Michael and Darryl different when in school?

8. From what perspective does the author describe her childhood address in "Map"?

9. When did Hurricane Betsy strike? What damage did it incur?

10. What were the prospects of the New Orleans East Inc. company for the area in 1959?

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