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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the address of the house where the narrator describes growing up in "Map"?
(a) 4121 Wilson Avenue.
(b) 1431 Chef Highway.
(c) 1534 Miller Avenue.
(d) 1429 Willow Avenue.

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

3. What day did Mayor Victor Schiro designate as Beatles Day?
(a) October 30, 1969.
(b) September 23, 1966.
(c) June 22, 1962.
(d) September 16, 1964.

4. From how many feet up does the narrator describe the aerial photographs of her former house having been taken in "Map"?
(a) 25,000 ft.
(b) 10,000 ft.
(c) 15,000 ft.
(d) 20,000 ft.

5. How many days past "the Water" does the narrator describe Carl sitting where their home used to be in "Map"?
(a) 5,245 days.
(b) 1,354 days.
(c) 4,015 days.
(d) 2,342 days.

6. How old was Lolo when she gave birth to the author's mother?
(a) 16.
(b) 29.
(c) 19.
(d) 25.

7. Who was the family friend that took Ivory Mae to Charity Hospital where she was confirmed as pregnant as a teenager?
(a) Ms. Anna Mae.
(b) Ms. Aretha.
(c) Ms. Mary Jo.
(d) Ms. Cathy.

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

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

10. What does the narrator describe as the only structure left on the lot where their house was in "Map"?
(a) A porta potty.
(b) A dining room.
(c) A fireplace.
(d) A kitchen.

11. Who was Amelia's mother?
(a) Sarah Gilliam.
(b) Adrianne Rogers.
(c) Amanda Wilson.
(d) Rosanna Perry.

12. When did John McDonogh bequeath half of his estate to New Orleans public schools?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1850.

13. What is the name of the massive warehouse where Mardi Gras floats were made on Claiborne Avenue?
(a) Rex Den.
(b) Ocala Den.
(c) Zion Den.
(d) Bontemps Roulet.

14. Where is the Ormanond Plantation located?
(a) Franklin Parish.
(b) Ascension Parish.
(c) St. Charles Parish.
(d) Iberia Parish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles must one travel from the French Quarter to reach the house where the author grew up?

2. Where did Lolo try her fate around 1942, leaving her children in others' care?

3. What uncle of Sarah Broom's was buried on the day she was born?

4. Who was the minister at the Divine Mission of God church that Sarah McCutcheon introduced Lolo and her children to?

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

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