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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author notes that MR-GO would become an expensive failure. It would eventually cost taxpayers how much money per boat that passed through?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $40,000.
(d) $10,000.

2. What is described as the farthest dot of her growing-up universe from her in Movement II: Part IV?
(a) Her grandmother's house.
(b) Her church.
(c) Her elementary school.
(d) Her father's house.

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

4. When was Lillie Mae born, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1932.

5. 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"?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Turquoise.

6. What is the title of Movement II?
(a) "Water."
(b) "The Grieving House."
(c) "The World Before Me."
(d) "Do You Know What It Means?"

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

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

9. Who tried to teach Ivory Mae to drive after Simon's death before she gave up and enrolled in driving school?
(a) Darryl.
(b) Roger.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Simon Jr.

10. What was the name of the author's elementary school changed to after it was called Jefferson Davis Elementary?
(a) Randal Walker Elementary.
(b) Sarah Waterson Elementary.
(c) Ernest Morial Elementary.
(d) James Rogers Elementary.

11. What did Simon Broom bring home for dinner on the night that he died?
(a) Churches chicken.
(b) Popeyes chicken.
(c) Domino's Pizza.
(d) Wendy's hamburgers.

12. In 1959, when the New Orleans East Inc. company began planning for development of the area, they projected how many residents in the area by 1970, according to the author in "Movement I: Part V"?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 500,000.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owned Oak Haven trailer park when Ivory Mae and Simon moved into the home that she bought?

2. When was the Industrial Canal dredged "Movement I: Part VI"?

3. How many days past "the Water" does the narrator describe Carl sitting where their home used to be in "Map"?

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

5. How old was Simon Broom, Jr. when his father died?

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