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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. What had Lynette become when she and the author were living as neighbors in Harlem?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A graphic designer.
(c) A photographer.
(d) A makeup artist.

2. In what private school did Sarah Broom's mother enroll her after she was caught for repeated truancy in junior high?
(a) St. Edward's Academy.
(b) St. Peter's Academy.
(c) Hoffman High School.
(d) Word of Faith Academy.

3. In what year was Sarah Broom born?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1976.

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

5. When did Lolo drop out of school, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?
(a) After seventh grade.
(b) After fifth grade.
(c) After third grade.
(d) After fourth grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught gym and history at Sarah's new school in ninth grade?

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

3. At what nursing home was the author's grandmother when Hurricane Katrina hit?

4. 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"?

5. In what New Orleans neighborhood did the author grow up?

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