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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Movement I: V - VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) John Gant.
(c) Joseph Martin.
(d) Bertha Riens.

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) 1 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 50,000.

3. Who owned Oak Haven trailer park when Ivory Mae and Simon moved into the home that she bought?
(a) Joseph Martin.
(b) John Gant.
(c) Della Davis.
(d) J. T. LaNasa.

4. On what street is the New Orleans City Hall located?
(a) Dauphin Street.
(b) Jefferson Street.
(c) Perdido Street.
(d) Orleans Street.

5. What does the narrator describe as the only structure left on the lot where their house was in "Map"?
(a) A porta potty.
(b) A kitchen.
(c) A dining room.
(d) A fireplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the house that the author grew up in cost when her mother bought it?

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

3. How many million pounds of thrust were produced by the 131-metric-ton stage one boosters built for the rocket boosters for the first stage of the Saturn Launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida?

4. Who is the author's eldest brother?

5. When did Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans?

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