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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. How many days past "the Water" does the narrator describe Carl sitting where their home used to be in "Map"?
(a) 2,342 days.
(b) 5,245 days.
(c) 4,015 days.
(d) 1,354 days.

2. Which of Sarah's siblings did not take his father's death well and went mute for a time?
(a) Byron.
(b) Simon Jr.
(c) Darryl.
(d) Carl.

3. What was the name of Webb's mother?
(a) Dominique.
(b) Karen.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Anna.

4. How old was Simon Broom, Jr. when his father died?
(a) 30.
(b) 22.
(c) 26.
(d) 33.

5. How old was Troy when Sarah was five?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 13.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Ormanond Plantation located?

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

3. When did Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans?

4. How old was the author's sister Karen when she was dragged down the road, according to her narrative in "Map"?

5. How many miles must one travel from the French Quarter to reach the house where the author grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the condition of the Yellow House when Ivory Mae purchased it? How much did it cost?

2. Why did Ivory Mae decide not to remarry after Simon's death?

3. When and how did Simon Broom die?

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

5. Who was Webb? What happened to him?

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

7. Who were the founder of New Orleans East, Inc.? How are they described?

8. What were the prospects of the New Orleans East Inc. company for the area in 1959?

9. What was New Orleans East like at the time when the ad for the Yellow House ran, according to the author in Movement I: Part V?

10. When and why did Lolo end up in New Orleans?

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