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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. When did the author's mother buy the yellow house where the author grew up?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1959.

2. When did Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1965.

3. How did Webb die?
(a) He was hit by a vehicle.
(b) He hanged himself.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He drowned.

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

5. Who was the family friend that took Ivory Mae to Charity Hospital where she was confirmed as pregnant as a teenager?
(a) Ms. Anna Mae.
(b) Ms. Mary Jo.
(c) Ms. Aretha.
(d) Ms. Cathy.

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. How many days past "the Water" does the narrator describe Carl sitting where their home used to be in "Map"?

3. When did construction begin on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO)?

4. What was the economic damage that was assessed for Hurricane Betsy?

5. When did Lolo drop out of school, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?

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