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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Mayor deLesseps "Chep" Morrison first win the mayoral election in New Orleans?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1962.

2. What was the name of the only daughter of Octavia and Alvin Javis?
(a) Anna.
(b) Karen.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Mary.

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

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

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

6. What room of the house does the author describe hiding in when she was five in Movement II: Part I?
(a) The basement.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The attic.

7. How did Webb die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was hit by a vehicle.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He hanged himself.

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

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

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

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

12. How many points on a map does the author say her growing-up world contains in Movement II: Part IV?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author's sister Karen when she was dragged down the road, according to her narrative in "Map"?

2. What is described as the farthest dot of her growing-up universe from her in Movement II: Part IV?

3. Who is the author's eldest brother?

4. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?

5. When was the Intracoastal Waterway expanted through eastern New Orleans to connect with the Industrial Canal?

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