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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When was the author in sixth grade?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1986.

4. What had Lynette become when she and the author were living as neighbors in Harlem?
(a) A makeup artist.
(b) A graphic designer.
(c) A photographer.
(d) A journalist.

5. 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) Canada.
(d) France.

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

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

8. On what street did the Harrah's Hotel have its grand opening that the author attended?
(a) Chartres Street.
(b) Poydras Street.
(c) Decatur Street.
(d) Dauphin Street.

9. Before Katrina hit, how many of the author's siblings lived in New Orleans?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

10. Where did Karen get her first job after arriving in Vacaville?
(a) CC's Coffee Shop.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Office Depot.
(d) UPS.

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

12. At whose house did Ivory Mae and her crew hold out during Katrina?
(a) Sarah's house.
(b) Lisa's house.
(c) Mary's house.
(d) Anna's house.

13. What date opens Movement III: Part V?
(a) September 4, 2004.
(b) October 4, 2007.
(c) May 12, 2005.
(d) October 3, 2005.

14. Who is Karen's youngest child?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Brittany.
(d) Sarah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the author compare a large, close family in Movement III: Part VII?

2. What was the name of the author's maternal grandfather?

3. 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?

4. What did Lynette choose to study when she left for school in 1993?

5. In what subdivision is the author's grandmother's house located in St. Rose?

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