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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. What day did Mayor Victor Schiro designate as Beatles Day?

2. How old was Lolo when she gave birth to the author's mother?

3. Where was Simon Broom's funeral held?

4. Where did Ivory Mae attend junior high school?

5. Who tried to teach Ivory Mae to drive after Simon's death before she gave up and enrolled in driving school?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where was Lolo born? Who were her parents?

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

3. What helped Ivory Mae to cope after losing Simon?

4. Where is the author's childhood home located?

5. Why does the author say she was given the name Monique in Movement II: Part IV?

6. When did Lolo go to Chicago? Why did she go?

7. What profession did Lolo eventually take on? Where did she work?

8. When did Ivory Mae marry Simon Broom? How is he described?

9. When and how did Simon Broom die?

10. What was the condition of the Yellow House when Ivory Mae purchased it? How much did it cost?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the early history of New Orleans East. When was New Orleans East developed? Who led the development of this area? How did those developers go about developing the area? What were their projections when the development began?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the location of the Yellow House. On what street was it located? How does the author describe the neighborhood around it during her childhood? How did the neighborhood change during the author's childhood?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the events surrounding Hurricane Betsy. When did Hurricane Betsy strike New Orleans? How much damage did it create? What structural damage does the author describe, and how might that damage have been prevented?

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