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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. Approximately when was Amelia born?
(a) 1914-1915.
(b) 1912-1913.
(c) 1918-1919.
(d) 1915-1916.

2. What is the author's mother's name?
(a) Emilia.
(b) Lolo Mae.
(c) Ivory Mae.
(d) Dorothy Anne.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does the author have?

2. What are medians referred to in New Orleans?

3. Who was the minister at the Divine Mission of God church that Sarah McCutcheon introduced Lolo and her children to?

4. How many houses were demolished to make the way for the development of I-10 East in 1968?

5. What was the name of the author's elementary school changed to after it was called Jefferson Davis Elementary?

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