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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Brittany studying biology when the author visited her in Movement IV: Part I?
(a) The University of California-Merced.
(b) The University of California-Berkeley.
(c) The University of North Texas.
(d) St. Edward's University.

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

4. In what village in Turkey does the author travel describe having found herself wandering and eating masa a year after Katrina?
(a) Kayaköy.
(b) Jumalakizik.
(c) Yörük Köyü.
(d) Kuyucak.

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

6. Where does the author describe attending the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Movement III: Part I?
(a) Prospect Park.
(b) Union Square Park.
(c) Marcus Garvey Park.
(d) Central Park.

7. When were the Lafitte Projects demolished?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2015.

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

9. How many chapters are there in the Book of Proverbs?
(a) 33.
(b) 36.
(c) 31.
(d) 42.

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

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

12. 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) Nathan Hobley.
(c) Tennessee Williams.
(d) William Faulkner.

13. 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) Decatur Street.
(c) St. Peter Street.
(d) Bourbon Street.

14. Which of the author's siblings did she work to keep out of their house in 1994 because he would steal for crack?
(a) Roger.
(b) Carl.
(c) Simon.
(d) Darryl.

15. Who was Sarah Broom's seventh grade English teacher?
(a) Ms. Wilson.
(b) Ms. Green.
(c) Ms. Edwards.
(d) Ms. James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who showed his work badge, allowing the author's family to pass the roadblocks to see the Yellow House in Movement III: Part V?

2. 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?

3. Who does the author describe as the bald teacher of her one memorable math class in seventh grade?

4. Where was Michael living when the author visited him on her way to New Orleans in Movement IV: Part I?

5. Before Katrina hit, how many of the author's siblings lived in New Orleans?

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