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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. Who owned Oak Haven trailer park when Ivory Mae and Simon moved into the home that she bought?
(a) J. T. LaNasa.
(b) Joseph Martin.
(c) Della Davis.
(d) John Gant.

2. Who was Amelia's mother?
(a) Amanda Wilson.
(b) Sarah Gilliam.
(c) Adrianne Rogers.
(d) Rosanna Perry.

3. Who drove Simon to the hospital when he collapsed at home, according to the author in Movement II: Part II?
(a) Deborah and Henry.
(b) Amanda and James.
(c) Nathan and Jennifer.
(d) Della and John.

4. How tall did Ivory Mae grow to become?
(a) 6'.
(b) 5'3".
(c) 5'11".
(d) 5'8".

5. How old was Simon Broom when he died?
(a) 44.
(b) 62.
(c) 39.
(d) 56.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ivory Mae born?

2. What day did Mayor Victor Schiro designate as Beatles Day?

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

4. How many siblings does the author have?

5. How much did the house that the author grew up in cost when her mother bought it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was MR-GO, and what were its impacts?

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

5. Who was John McDonogh?

6. Why was the author given the name Sarah?

7. How did the author's outlook change when she was ten?

8. 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?

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

10. When did Lolo go to Chicago? Why did she go?

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