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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles must one travel from the French Quarter to reach the house where the author grew up?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 22.
(d) 7.

2. What room of the house does the author describe hiding in when she was five in Movement II: Part I?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The basement.
(c) The attic.
(d) The bathroom.

3. When was the Intracoastal Waterway expanted through eastern New Orleans to connect with the Industrial Canal?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1942.

4. Who was Webb's stepfather?
(a) Nathan Hobley.
(b) Henry Carter.
(c) John Gant.
(d) Joseph Martin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many million pounds of thrust were produced by the 131-metric-ton stage one boosters built for the rocket boosters for the first stage of the Saturn Launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida?

2. Who drove Simon to the hospital when he collapsed at home, according to the author in Movement II: Part II?

3. 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"?

4. What is the name of the massive warehouse where Mardi Gras floats were made on Claiborne Avenue?

5. The author notes that MR-GO would become an expensive failure. It would eventually cost taxpayers how much money per boat that passed through?

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