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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day did Mayor Victor Schiro designate as Beatles Day?
(a) October 30, 1969.
(b) June 22, 1962.
(c) September 23, 1966.
(d) September 16, 1964.

2. What room of the house does the author describe hiding in when she was five in Movement II: Part I?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The basement.
(c) The attic.
(d) The bathroom.

3. How many houses were demolished to make the way for the development of I-10 East in 1968?
(a) 128.
(b) 29.
(c) 265.
(d) 155.

4. What was Sarah McCutcheon's maiden name?
(a) Perry.
(b) Riens.
(c) Gant.
(d) Randolph.

5. In 1959, when the New Orleans East Inc. company began planning for development of the area, they projected how many residents in the area by 1970, according to the author in "Movement I: Part V"?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 1 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drove Simon to the hospital when he collapsed at home, according to the author in Movement II: Part II?

2. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?

3. Which of Sarah's siblings did not take his father's death well and went mute for a time?

4. What color does the author describe the French Quarter being shaded in on the map given to her by Avis Rent a Car in "Map"?

5. What uncle of Sarah Broom's was buried on the day she was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Hurricane Betsy strike? What damage did it incur?

2. When did Ivory Mae marry Simon Broom? How is he described?

3. What is "colorism" and how does it apply in The Yellow House?

4. How is Ivory Mae's childhood home(s) described?

5. What profession did Lolo eventually take on? Where did she work?

6. Where is the author's childhood home located?

7. How did the author's sense of identity change when she entered school? Why?

8. From what perspective does the author describe her childhood address in "Map"?

9. When and where was Lolo born? Who were her parents?

10. Why does the author say she was given the name Monique in Movement II: Part IV?

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