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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 old was Ivory Mae when she bought the house that the author grew up in?
(a) 19.
(b) 29.
(c) 21.
(d) 26.

2. How many siblings does the author have?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

3. Where did Ivory Mae attend junior high school?
(a) Hoffman Junior High School.
(b) Ernest Morial Junior High School.
(c) Lafayette Junior High School.
(d) Rose Green Junior High School.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as the farthest dot of her growing-up universe from her in Movement II: Part IV?

2. How old was Troy when Sarah was five?

3. How old was Lolo when she gave birth to the author's mother?

4. When did construction begin on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO)?

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"?

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