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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 was the Industrial Canal dredged "Movement I: Part VI"?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1929.

2. Who was the minister at the Divine Mission of God church that Sarah McCutcheon introduced Lolo and her children to?
(a) Dr. Henry Carter.
(b) Dr. Joseph Martin.
(c) Dr. John Gant.
(d) Dr. Steven Morris.

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

4. 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"?
(a) John Gant.
(b) Joseph Martin.
(c) Bertha Riens.
(d) Della Davis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From how many feet up does the narrator describe the aerial photographs of her former house having been taken in "Map"?

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

3. When was the Intracoastal Waterway expanted through eastern New Orleans to connect with the Industrial Canal?

4. When did John McDonogh bequeath half of his estate to New Orleans public schools?

5. When did Mayor deLesseps "Chep" Morrison first win the mayoral election in New Orleans?

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