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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. In what New Orleans neighborhood did the author grow up?
(a) New Orleans East.
(b) St. Charles Avenue.
(c) The French Quarter.
(d) The Garden District.

2. From how many feet up does the narrator describe the aerial photographs of her former house having been taken in "Map"?
(a) 15,000 ft.
(b) 20,000 ft.
(c) 10,000 ft.
(d) 25,000 ft.

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

4. What was the name of the author's elementary school changed to after it was called Jefferson Davis Elementary?
(a) James Rogers Elementary.
(b) Ernest Morial Elementary.
(c) Randal Walker Elementary.
(d) Sarah Waterson Elementary.

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) 1835.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1800.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

4. Who was the family friend that took Ivory Mae to Charity Hospital where she was confirmed as pregnant as a teenager?

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

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