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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who drove Simon to the hospital when he collapsed at home, according to the author in Movement II: Part II?
(a) Della and John.
(b) Deborah and Henry.
(c) Nathan and Jennifer.
(d) Amanda and James.

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

8. In what New Orleans neighborhood did the author grow up?
(a) St. Charles Avenue.
(b) The French Quarter.
(c) New Orleans East.
(d) The Garden District.

9. What are medians referred to in New Orleans?
(a) Neutral ground.
(b) Midway.
(c) Meridian.
(d) Center ground.

10. How old was Simon Broom, Jr. when his father died?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 33.

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

12. When did Simon Broom die?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1977.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From how many feet up does the narrator describe the aerial photographs of her former house having been taken in "Map"?

2. When did Lolo drop out of school, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?

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

4. When did construction begin on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO)?

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

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