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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?
(a) 627,525.
(b) 536,573.
(c) 735,645.
(d) 1,463,453.

3. 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) 1 million.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 2 million.

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

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

6. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1818.

7. Who was the minister at the Divine Mission of God church that Sarah McCutcheon introduced Lolo and her children to?
(a) Dr. Steven Morris.
(b) Dr. Henry Carter.
(c) Dr. John Gant.
(d) Dr. Joseph Martin.

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

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

10. 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 father's house.
(d) Her elementary school.

11. Where does the narrator describe Carl working at a maintenance job in "Map"?
(a) The UN building.
(b) NASA.
(c) Amco.
(d) City Hall.

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

13. What is listed on Simon Broom's death certificate as the cause of death?
(a) Intracranial hemorrhage.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Kidney failure.
(d) Stroke.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mayor deLesseps "Chep" Morrison first win the mayoral election in New Orleans?

2. How many million pounds of thrust were produced by the 131-metric-ton stage one boosters built for the rocket boosters for the first stage of the Saturn Launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida?

3. What is the title of Movement II?

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

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

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