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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 siblings does the author have?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

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

3. 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) 2 million.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 500,000.

4. How old was Ivory Mae when she bought the house that the author grew up in?
(a) 26.
(b) 21.
(c) 29.
(d) 19.

5. What is the name of the massive warehouse where Mardi Gras floats were made on Claiborne Avenue?
(a) Zion Den.
(b) Bontemps Roulet.
(c) Ocala Den.
(d) Rex Den.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the only daughter of Octavia and Alvin Javis?

2. What was the economic damage that was assessed for Hurricane Betsy?

3. When did the author's mother buy the yellow house where the author grew up?

4. Approximately when was Amelia born?

5. Who was the minister at the Divine Mission of God church that Sarah McCutcheon introduced Lolo and her children to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lionel Soule? How is he described?

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

3. When and how did Simon Broom die?

4. What was Simon Broom's job for most of his adult life? Where did he work?

5. What are the points on the map that make up the author's growing-up world, as described in Movement II: Part IV?

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

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

8. What physical problem did Michael struggle with as a young adult? How was it treated?

9. What helped Ivory Mae to cope after losing Simon?

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

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