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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What exit from I-5 does the author say you take to reach the house where she grew up in "Map"?
(a) Gervais St. Exit.
(b) Chef Menteur Exit.
(c) Jefferson Highway Exit.
(d) Smith St. Exit.

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

4. How many miles must one travel from the French Quarter to reach the house where the author grew up?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

5. 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) 1800.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1835.

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

7. When did construction begin on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO)?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1949.

8. When was the Industrial Canal dredged "Movement I: Part VI"?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1923.

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

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

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

12. When was the Intracoastal Waterway expanted through eastern New Orleans to connect with the Industrial Canal?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1942.

13. Where was Simon Broom's funeral held?
(a) Randolph Watson Church.
(b) Beecher Memorial Church.
(c) St. Edward's Cathedral.
(d) St. Jude Cathedral.

14. How old was Ivory Mae when she bought the house that the author grew up in?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 29.
(d) 26.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does the author describe the French Quarter being shaded in on the map given to her by Avis Rent a Car in "Map"?

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

3. The Rigolets is described in "Map" as a straight connecting Lake Pontchatrain to what lake?

4. How did Webb die?

5. What is the address of the house where the narrator describes growing up in "Map"?

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