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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Blue.
(b) Turquoise.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

3. Who owned the strip of land between the author's childhood home and the next house, according to her narrative in "Movement I: Part V"?
(a) John Gant.
(b) Bertha Riens.
(c) Della Davis.
(d) Joseph Martin.

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

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

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

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

8. What uncle of Sarah Broom's was buried on the day she was born?
(a) Junius.
(b) James.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Roger.

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

10. Who is the author's eldest brother?
(a) Byron.
(b) Darryl.
(c) Simon.
(d) Roger.

11. 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?
(a) 2.5 million.
(b) 7.5 million.
(c) 8.5 million.
(d) 1.5 million.

12. Where did Ivory Mae attend junior high school?
(a) Hoffman Junior High School.
(b) Ernest Morial Junior High School.
(c) Rose Green Junior High School.
(d) Lafayette Junior High School.

13. 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) 1895.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1811.

14. What is the name of the massive warehouse where Mardi Gras floats were made on Claiborne Avenue?
(a) Bontemps Roulet.
(b) Rex Den.
(c) Ocala Den.
(d) Zion Den.

15. Where is the Ormanond Plantation located?
(a) St. Charles Parish.
(b) Ascension Parish.
(c) Franklin Parish.
(d) Iberia Parish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author earn her master's degree?

2. What was Aunt Shugah's actual name, according to the author in "Movement I: Part I"?

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

4. What was the name of the author's elementary school changed to after it was called Jefferson Davis Elementary?

5. Which of Sarah's siblings did not take his father's death well and went mute for a time?

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