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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John McDonogh bequeath half of his estate to New Orleans public schools?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1850.

2. The Rigolets is described in "Map" as a straight connecting Lake Pontchatrain to what lake?
(a) Lake Orleans.
(b) Lake Merida.
(c) Lake Kangaroo.
(d) Lake Borgne.

3. Where does the narrator describe Carl working at a maintenance job in "Map"?
(a) NASA.
(b) City Hall.
(c) The UN building.
(d) Amco.

4. How old was Lolo when she gave birth to the author's mother?
(a) 25.
(b) 16.
(c) 29.
(d) 19.

5. When does the author describe the largest slave revolt in American history wherein an army of 500 or so made their way along the River Road headed to New Orleans to take over the city in "Movement I: Part I"?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1895.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Lolo try her fate around 1942, leaving her children in others' care?

3. Who had Edna married when she had Amelia come and live with her in New Orleans?

4. What was Sarah McCutcheon's maiden name?

5. Approximately when was Amelia born?

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