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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What uncle of Sarah Broom's was buried on the day she was born?
(a) James.
(b) Junius.
(c) Roger.
(d) Nathan.

2. What is the author's mother's name?
(a) Dorothy Anne.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Ivory Mae.
(d) Lolo Mae.

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

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

5. When was Ivory Mae born?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1959.

6. How many points on a map does the author say her growing-up world contains in Movement II: Part IV?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

7. Where was the author delivered when she was born?
(a) Central City Hospital.
(b) Methodist Hospital.
(c) St. Andrews Hospital.
(d) St. Jude Hospital.

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

9. How many siblings does the author have?
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

10. Where did Lolo try her fate around 1942, leaving her children in others' care?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

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

12. When did Ivory Mae finally move her family into the home she bought after renovations?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1961.

13. 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) 1895.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1800.

14. What was the name of Webb's mother?
(a) Mildred.
(b) Anna.
(c) Dominique.
(d) Karen.

15. How tall did Ivory Mae grow to become?
(a) 5'11".
(b) 5'8".
(c) 6'.
(d) 5'3".

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Darryl stolen computers from, leading to his arrest at age 19?

2. Which of Sarah's siblings did not take his father's death well and went mute for a time?

3. Who cared for Sarah Broom during her father's funeral?

4. What was the name of the only daughter of Octavia and Alvin Javis?

5. What does the author describe as the largest, most powerful rocket in NASA history to this day?

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