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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. When did the author return to New Orleans to live for a second time as described in Movement IV: Part I?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2012.

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

3. When did construction begin on the Cabildo Building begin, as described by the author in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1919.

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

5. Where did Samantha Power suggest Sarah Broom go when they met?
(a) Burundi.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author describe as the bald teacher of her one memorable math class in seventh grade?

2. To what locale was Carl helicoptered from the Broad Street Overpass after Katrina?

3. Where was Michael relocated when the author finally reached him on the phone after Katrina?

4. Where did Valeria and her daughters flee when evacuated due to Hurricane Katrina after they ran out of gas?

5. Who was the driver for the nonprofit global company that the author led in 2009 that was ambushed and killed delivering medical supplies near Burundi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What became of James and Alvin?

2. Why did Sarah Broom moved to Burundi? What did she do there?

3. Why did the author end her friendship with Tiffany Cage?

4. Where was the author living when Hurricane Katrina hit? How is this area described?

5. Why did Sarah Broom move to New Orleans in 2011? Where did she live?

6. How did the author perceive her new surroundings in Movement IV: Part III?

7. Where was Carl when Hurricane Katrina hit? How did he survive?

8. How did the author begin getting into trouble in seventh grade?

9. How does the author describe 1991-1996 in Movement II: Part VI?

10. Where did Ivory Mae go when Hurricane Katrina hit? With whom did she flee?

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