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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. Who cared for Sarah Broom during her father's funeral?
(a) Joyce Davis.
(b) Rosanna Perry.
(c) Bertha Riens.
(d) Emma Wilson.

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

3. How many points on a map does the author say her growing-up world contains in Movement II: Part IV?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. In what year was Sarah Broom born?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1979.

5. What was the name of Webb's mother?
(a) Mildred.
(b) Karen.
(c) Dominique.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owned Oak Haven trailer park when Ivory Mae and Simon moved into the home that she bought?

2. What are medians referred to in New Orleans?

3. When did construction begin on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO)?

4. From how many feet up does the narrator describe the aerial photographs of her former house having been taken in "Map"?

5. What is the author's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the points on the map that make up the author's growing-up world, as described in Movement II: Part IV?

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

3. What was New Orleans East like at the time when the ad for the Yellow House ran, according to the author in Movement I: Part V?

4. Who was John McDonogh?

5. How did the author's outlook change when she was ten?

6. Why did Ivory Mae decide not to remarry after Simon's death?

7. Who was Lionel Soule? How is he described?

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

9. Why was the author given the name Sarah?

10. Who was Sarah McCutcheon and how did she influence Lolo's life?

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