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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Amelia's father?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) Roger Soule.
(c) John Gant.
(d) Wilson Rose.

2. What was Aunt Shugah's actual name, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?
(a) Sharon Morris.
(b) Bertha Riens.
(c) Rosanna Perry.
(d) Amalie Rose.

3. When did the author's mother buy the yellow house where the author grew up?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1965.

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

5. At what nursing home was the author's grandmother when Hurricane Katrina hit?
(a) Waterman Estates.
(b) Chateau Estates.
(c) Rosewell Estates.
(d) Cypress Garden Estates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the clainetist that played below the author's French Quarter apartment regularly?

2. What items did the author's friend David find in the dirt by the demolished Yellow House on a visit there described by the author in Movement III: Part VII?

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

4. By what name did Sarah Broom's family members call her growing up?

5. What was the name of the author's maternal grandfather?

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