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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who taught gym and history at Sarah's new school in ninth grade?
(a) Mr. Casson.
(b) Mr. Craig.
(c) Mr. Ryde.
(d) Mr. Chris.

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

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

4. Who was Byron's only daughter when he housed refugees from Katrina in its aftermath?
(a) Alexus.
(b) Maria.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Anna.

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

6. To what does the author compare a large, close family in Movement III: Part VII?
(a) An amoeba.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A river.
(d) A cloud.

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

8. 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) Dauphin Street.
(d) Royal Street.

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

10. How old was the author when she first had a bedroom of her own?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

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

12. By what name did Sarah Broom's family members call her growing up?
(a) Anita.
(b) Sissy.
(c) Monique.
(d) Angela.

13. 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) William Blake.
(d) Tennessee Williams.

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

15. What book did Samantha Power write about the United States' historic nonresponse to genocide throughout the world?
(a) The Lonely Struggle.
(b) The False Hope.
(c) The Mission of Apollo.
(d) A Problem from Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Karen's youngest child?

2. Where did Alexis Sinduhije flee after he was beaten and imprisoned by the government for running a radio station in Africa?

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

4. Where does the author describe Karen graduating from college in Movement II: Part VI?

5. At what hotel did the author stay for the Tales of the Cocktail event described in Movement III: Part VII?

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