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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Movement II: VI - X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the author say police officers earned in New Orleans in 1994?
(a) $25,000/year.
(b) $28,000/year.
(c) $42,000/year.
(d) $18,000/year.

2. What is listed on Simon Broom's death certificate as the cause of death?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Intracranial hemorrhage.
(d) Kidney failure.

3. Who owned the strip of land between the author's childhood home and the next house, according to her narrative in "Movement I: Part V"?
(a) Della Davis.
(b) Joseph Martin.
(c) John Gant.
(d) Bertha Riens.

4. What kind of car did Michael and his wife drive after marrying and buying a house?
(a) A Volvo station wagon.
(b) A Dodge Dynasty.
(c) A Chevy Corvette.
(d) A Buick Encore.

5. Who was Sarah Broom's seventh grade English teacher?
(a) Ms. Green.
(b) Ms. James.
(c) Ms. Edwards.
(d) Ms. Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Aunt Shugah's actual name, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?

2. How many murders were there in New Orleans in 1994?

3. When did Ivory Mae finally move her family into the home she bought after renovations?

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

5. When was the author in sixth grade?

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