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

2. 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) 2 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 50,000.

3. How old was Simon Broom, Jr. when his father died?
(a) 30.
(b) 22.
(c) 33.
(d) 26.

4. Who was Webb's stepfather?
(a) Joseph Martin.
(b) Henry Carter.
(c) Nathan Hobley.
(d) John Gant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans?

2. Where did Lynette leave to study at in 1993?

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

4. Who is Karen's youngest child?

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

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