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

2. How many days past "the Water" does the narrator describe Carl sitting where their home used to be in "Map"?
(a) 5,245 days.
(b) 1,354 days.
(c) 4,015 days.
(d) 2,342 days.

3. When was Lillie Mae born, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1932.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sarah McCutcheon's maiden name?

2. What was the name of the only daughter of Octavia and Alvin Javis?

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

4. Where did the author earn her master's degree?

5. Where does the narrator describe Carl working at a maintenance job in "Map"?

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