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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. What was the name of the only daughter of Octavia and Alvin Javis?
(a) Mary.
(b) Anna.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Karen.

2. Where did Lolo try her fate around 1942, leaving her children in others' care?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

3. Where did Ivory Mae attend junior high school?
(a) Lafayette Junior High School.
(b) Hoffman Junior High School.
(c) Rose Green Junior High School.
(d) Ernest Morial Junior High School.

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

5. What was the economic damage that was assessed for Hurricane Betsy?
(a) $264,000.
(b) $3.4 million.
(c) $4.5 billion.
(d) $1.2 billion.

Short Answer 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"?

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

3. The Rigolets is described in "Map" as a straight connecting Lake Pontchatrain to what lake?

4. When did the author's mother buy the yellow house where the author grew up?

5. What color does the author describe the French Quarter being shaded in on the map given to her by Avis Rent a Car in "Map"?

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