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

2. Where did Lynette leave to study at in 1993?
(a) Pratt Institute of Technology.
(b) New York University.
(c) The University of California, Berkeley.
(d) Columbia University.

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

4. The author states in Movement IV: Part III that the apartment building across the balcony from hers in the French Quarter overcharges rent because who once lived there briefly?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Tennessee Williams.
(c) Nathan Hobley.
(d) William Faulkner.

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?
(a) A spoon and a fleur-de-lis.
(b) A Bible and a shovel.
(c) A mirror and a butter knife.
(d) A fish tank and a vase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the author's siblings did she work to keep out of their house in 1994 because he would steal for crack?

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

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

4. Over what street did the author's French Quarter apartment hang when she moved there in Movement IV: Part III?

5. Who taught gym and history at Sarah's new school in ninth grade?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe the atmosphere of New Orleans in 1994?

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

5. How did the author perform academically in high school?

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

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

8. Where did the author attend high school? How did she fit in here?

9. What did Ivory Mae do when the family went to see the Yellow House after Katrina in Movement III: Part V?

10. In what ways did Sarah guard the house in 1994?

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