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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Movement IV: VI - IX and After.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) A mirror and a butter knife.
(b) A Bible and a shovel.
(c) A fish tank and a vase.
(d) A spoon and a fleur-de-lis.

2. Before Katrina hit, how many of the author's siblings lived in New Orleans?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

3. How long is the drive from St. Rose to the French Quarter?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 1 and 1/2 hours.

4. How old was Joe Soule when the author took her mother to visit him in Movement IV: Part VII?
(a) 89.
(b) 79.
(c) 91.
(d) 84.

5. By what name did Sarah Broom's family members call her growing up?
(a) Angela.
(b) Monique.
(c) Anita.
(d) Sissy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author's eldest brother?

2. Who showed his work badge, allowing the author's family to pass the roadblocks to see the Yellow House in Movement III: Part V?

3. What book did Samantha Power write about the United States' historic nonresponse to genocide throughout the world?

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

5. How old was Ivory Mae when she bought the house that the author grew up in?

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