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

2. 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) 1800.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1895.

3. Where does the narrator describe Carl working at a maintenance job in "Map"?
(a) Amco.
(b) NASA.
(c) The UN building.
(d) City Hall.

4. What was Sarah McCutcheon's maiden name?
(a) Perry.
(b) Riens.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Gant.

5. 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) Bertha Riens.
(b) Della Davis.
(c) Joseph Martin.
(d) John Gant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room of the house does the author describe hiding in when she was five in Movement II: Part I?

2. Who owned Oak Haven trailer park when Ivory Mae and Simon moved into the home that she bought?

3. What did Simon Broom bring home for dinner on the night that he died?

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

5. How many miles must one travel from the French Quarter to reach the house where the author grew up?

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