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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was New Orleans' Jackson Square formerly called?
(a) Central Square.
(b) Place dArmes.
(c) LaForche Square.
(d) Edward Island.

2. Where was the author's father buried?
(a) Immacuate Truth Cemetery.
(b) Rose Hill Cemetery.
(c) Providence Memorial Cemetery.
(d) St. Jude Cemetery.

3. Who does the author describe as the bald teacher of her one memorable math class in seventh grade?
(a) Mr. Nero.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) Mr. Anderson.

4. To what locale was Carl helicoptered from the Broad Street Overpass after Katrina?
(a) Alexandria International Airport.
(b) Chennault International Airport.
(c) New Orleans International Airport.
(d) The Superdome.

5. After how many days was Carl saved from a rooftop after the levees broke from Hurricane Katrina?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

6. What author is referenced when the author discusses trying and failing to forget in Movement III: Part VII?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Samuel Beckett.
(c) Tennessee Williams.
(d) William Blake.

7. Where did Alexis Sinduhije flee after he was beaten and imprisoned by the government for running a radio station in Africa?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

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

9. What date opens Movement III: Part I?
(a) August 27, 2005.
(b) August 12, 2009.
(c) May 15, 2005.
(d) June 11, 2006.

10. Where does the author describe living in Harlem in Movement III: Part I?
(a) 126th Street.
(b) 119th Street.
(c) 59th Street.
(d) 132nd Street.

11. How old was Carl when the author moved into her French Quarter apartment in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) 41.
(b) 44.
(c) 48.
(d) 35.

12. Where did the author's mother and remaining family at the yellow house go when advised to evacuate due to Hurricane Katrina?
(a) Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
(b) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Houston, Texas.

13. How many murders were there in New Orleans in 1994?
(a) 424.
(b) 356.
(c) 499.
(d) 298.

14. At what nursing home was the author's grandmother when Hurricane Katrina hit?
(a) Cypress Garden Estates.
(b) Waterman Estates.
(c) Rosewell Estates.
(d) Chateau Estates.

15. What kind of car did Michael and his wife drive after marrying and buying a house?
(a) A Dodge Dynasty.
(b) A Buick Encore.
(c) A Volvo station wagon.
(d) A Chevy Corvette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the author working when she was neighbors with Lynette in Harlem, as described in Movement III: Part I?

2. On what street did the Harrah's Hotel have its grand opening that the author attended?

3. Where was the author's grandmother taken to a nursing home for relocation due to Hurricane Katrina?

4. Where was Samantha Power giving a talk when the author met her?

5. How old was the author when she first had a bedroom of her own?

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