View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What New Orleans cop, also known as Robocop, ordered the murder of a woman who witnessed him pistol-whipping a 17-year-old in 1994?
(a) Nathan Hobley.
(b) Joseph Martin.
(c) Len Davis.
(d) Roger Watts.

2. How long is the drive from St. Rose to the French Quarter?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 1 and 1/2 hours.

3. Herman is described by the author as being at least how many pounds overweight in Movement III: Part III?
(a) 25.
(b) 100.
(c) 45.
(d) 75.

4. Where was Michael living when the author visited him on her way to New Orleans in Movement IV: Part I?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) San Antonio, Texas.
(c) Phoenix, Arizona.
(d) Houston, Texas.

5. In what cemetery does the author say her childhood friend Alvin is buried in Movement IV: Part IV?
(a) St. Jude Cemetery.
(b) Rose Hill Cemetery.
(c) St. Edward's Cemetery.
(d) Resthaven Cemetery.

6. Where did Samantha Power suggest Sarah Broom go when they met?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Burundi.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) South Africa.

7. What color does the author describe painting her Harlem apartment a year or so after Katrina?
(a) Purple.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

8. Where was the author's grandmother taken to a nursing home for relocation due to Hurricane Katrina?
(a) Shreveport, Louisiana.
(b) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(c) Malvern, Arkansas.
(d) Tyler, Texas.

9. Who was Lynette's godmother?
(a) Mary.
(b) Emma.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Della.

10. At what hotel did the author stay for the Tales of the Cocktail event described in Movement III: Part VII?
(a) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(b) The Whitney Hotel.
(c) The Monteleone Hotel.
(d) The White Horse Hotel.

11. On what street is the entrance to the apartment building the author rented in the French Quarter in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) Royal Street.
(b) Bourbon Street.
(c) St. Peter Street.
(d) Decatur Street.

12. What did Lynette choose to study when she left for school in 1993?
(a) Social work.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Fashion design.
(d) Accounting.

13. The author states in Movement IV: Part III that the apartment building across the balcony from hers in the French Quarter overcharges rent because who once lived there briefly?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) William Faulkner.
(c) Nathan Hobley.
(d) Tennessee Williams.

14. How much older is Lynette than Sarah Broom?
(a) 8 years older.
(b) 5 years older.
(c) 12 years older.
(d) 16 years older.

15. Over what street did the author's French Quarter apartment hang when she moved there in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) Bourbon Street.
(b) St. Peter Street.
(c) Royal Street.
(d) Dauphin Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what nursing home was the author's grandmother when Hurricane Katrina hit?

2. Where does the author describe attending the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Movement III: Part I?

3. What kind of car did Michael and his wife drive after marrying and buying a house?

4. Who was the driver for the nonprofit global company that the author led in 2009 that was ambushed and killed delivering medical supplies near Burundi?

5. What was Simon Broom's birthday?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 469 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample