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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the building built where the author rented a French Quarter apartment in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1835.

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

4. Who was the only immediate neighbor that the author met at her French Quarter apartment when she lived there over the course of a year?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Peter.
(c) Michael.
(d) Roger.

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

6. How much money does the author say police officers earned in New Orleans in 1994?
(a) $42,000/year.
(b) $25,000/year.
(c) $28,000/year.
(d) $18,000/year.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. Where did Valeria and her daughters flee when evacuated due to Hurricane Katrina after they ran out of gas?
(a) Ozark, Alabama.
(b) Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
(c) Houston, Texas.
(d) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job had Herman found when the author visited family in Vacaville in Movement IV: Part I?

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

3. What items did the author's friend David find in the dirt by the demolished Yellow House on a visit there described by the author in Movement III: Part VII?

4. How tall is the author?

5. What author is referenced when the author discusses trying and failing to forget in Movement III: Part VII?

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