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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. On what street is the New Orleans City Hall located?
(a) Perdido Street.
(b) Orleans Street.
(c) Jefferson Street.
(d) Dauphin Street.

2. Where is the Ormanond Plantation located?
(a) Franklin Parish.
(b) Iberia Parish.
(c) Ascension Parish.
(d) St. Charles Parish.

3. When did Ivory Mae finally move her family into the home she bought after renovations?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1966.

4. What second name does the narrator attribute to Carl in "Map"?
(a) Thumper.
(b) Bobo.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Bully.

5. Who was Amelia's father?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) John Gant.
(c) Roger Soule.
(d) Wilson Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lolo try her fate around 1942, leaving her children in others' care?

2. When did Simon Broom die?

3. Where did the author earn her master's degree?

4. Where was the author delivered when she was born?

5. What does the author describe as the largest, most powerful rocket in NASA history to this day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What room does the author describe in Movement II: Part I? What was the significance of the room?

8. When and how did Simon Broom die?

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

10. Who was John McDonogh?

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