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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Ivory Mae finally move her family into the home she bought after renovations?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1964.

2. How old was Lolo when she gave birth to the author's mother?
(a) 29.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 25.

3. How many houses were demolished to make the way for the development of I-10 East in 1968?
(a) 155.
(b) 29.
(c) 128.
(d) 265.

4. What is described as the farthest dot of her growing-up universe from her in Movement II: Part IV?
(a) Her church.
(b) Her father's house.
(c) Her elementary school.
(d) Her grandmother's house.

5. When does the author describe the largest slave revolt in American history wherein an army of 500 or so made their way along the River Road headed to New Orleans to take over the city in "Movement I: Part I"?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1800.

6. What second name does the narrator attribute to Carl in "Map"?
(a) Bully.
(b) Bobo.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Thumper.

7. What was the name of the author's elementary school changed to after it was called Jefferson Davis Elementary?
(a) Sarah Waterson Elementary.
(b) Randal Walker Elementary.
(c) James Rogers Elementary.
(d) Ernest Morial Elementary.

8. On what street is the New Orleans City Hall located?
(a) Dauphin Street.
(b) Orleans Street.
(c) Jefferson Street.
(d) Perdido Street.

9. From how many feet up does the narrator describe the aerial photographs of her former house having been taken in "Map"?
(a) 25,000 ft.
(b) 15,000 ft.
(c) 20,000 ft.
(d) 10,000 ft.

10. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1803.

11. What was the name of the only daughter of Octavia and Alvin Javis?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Mary.
(c) Anna.
(d) Karen.

12. What was Aunt Shugah's actual name, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?
(a) Rosanna Perry.
(b) Sharon Morris.
(c) Amalie Rose.
(d) Bertha Riens.

13. How old was Troy when Sarah was five?
(a) 19.
(b) 13.
(c) 26.
(d) 17.

14. Where is the Ormanond Plantation located?
(a) Franklin Parish.
(b) St. Charles Parish.
(c) Iberia Parish.
(d) Ascension Parish.

15. Who tried to teach Ivory Mae to drive after Simon's death before she gave up and enrolled in driving school?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Darryl.
(c) Roger.
(d) Simon Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall did Ivory Mae grow to become?

2. How many million pounds of thrust were produced by the 131-metric-ton stage one boosters built for the rocket boosters for the first stage of the Saturn Launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida?

3. How much did the house that the author grew up in cost when her mother bought it?

4. When did John McDonogh bequeath half of his estate to New Orleans public schools?

5. When did the author's mother buy the yellow house where the author grew up?

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