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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where was Samantha Power giving a talk when the author met her?

3. On what street is the entrance to the apartment building the author rented in the French Quarter in Movement IV: Part III?

4. 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?

5. When did the Plaza mall open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What became of James and Alvin?

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

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

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

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

6. Where did Lynette go in 1993? Why?

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

8. How did working at CC's Coffee Shop in the French Quarter affect the author?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impacts of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans East and the author's family. When did Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans? What caused the levees to break? How much structural damage came about due to the hurricane? How has New Orleans East recovered?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Lolo's early life. Where and when was she born? Who were her parents? Who raised her? Where did she come of age? Who had major influences on her life?

Essay Topic 3

How did Ivory Mae purchase the Yellow House? When did she buy the property? When did her family move into the home? How is the house described when Ivory Mae's family began living there?

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