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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. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?
(a) 536,573.
(b) 735,645.
(c) 627,525.
(d) 1,463,453.

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

3. Who had Edna married when she had Amelia come and live with her in New Orleans?
(a) Henry Carter.
(b) James Watson.
(c) John Gant.
(d) Roger Moore.

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

5. How many houses were demolished to make the way for the development of I-10 East in 1968?
(a) 155.
(b) 128.
(c) 29.
(d) 265.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What exit from I-5 does the author say you take to reach the house where she grew up in "Map"?

5. What are medians referred to in New Orleans?

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