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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. In 1959, when the New Orleans East Inc. company began planning for development of the area, they projected how many residents in the area by 1970, according to the author in "Movement I: Part V"?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 2 million.

2. In what New Orleans neighborhood did the author grow up?
(a) St. Charles Avenue.
(b) The French Quarter.
(c) The Garden District.
(d) New Orleans East.

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

4. When did Mayor deLesseps "Chep" Morrison first win the mayoral election in New Orleans?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1959.

5. What New Orleans cop, also known as Robocop, ordered the murder of a woman who witnessed him pistol-whipping a 17-year-old in 1994?
(a) Nathan Hobley.
(b) Roger Watts.
(c) Len Davis.
(d) Joseph Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the massive warehouse where Mardi Gras floats were made on Claiborne Avenue?

2. How many houses were demolished to make the way for the development of I-10 East in 1968?

3. How old was the author's sister Karen when she was dragged down the road, according to her narrative in "Map"?

4. What does the narrator describe as the only structure left on the lot where their house was in "Map"?

5. How old was Ivory Mae when she bought the house that the author grew up in?

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