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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 much older is Lynette than Sarah Broom?
(a) 8 years older.
(b) 16 years older.
(c) 5 years older.
(d) 12 years older.

2. What was New Orleans' Jackson Square formerly called?
(a) Place dArmes.
(b) LaForche Square.
(c) Central Square.
(d) Edward Island.

3. Who showed his work badge, allowing the author's family to pass the roadblocks to see the Yellow House in Movement III: Part V?
(a) Carl.
(b) Roger.
(c) Darryl.
(d) Simon.

4. To what locale was Carl helicoptered from the Broad Street Overpass after Katrina?
(a) Alexandria International Airport.
(b) New Orleans International Airport.
(c) Chennault International Airport.
(d) The Superdome.

5. Where does the author describe living in Harlem in Movement III: Part I?
(a) 132nd Street.
(b) 119th Street.
(c) 126th Street.
(d) 59th Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only immediate neighbor that the author met at her French Quarter apartment when she lived there over the course of a year?

2. For how much money did the author rent out her extra room in the French Quarter per night?

3. Where was the author's father buried?

4. In what village in Turkey does the author travel describe having found herself wandering and eating masa a year after Katrina?

5. Where did Samantha Power suggest Sarah Broom go when they met?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Carl's home described in Movement IV: Part IV?

2. Where was Michael when Hurricane Katrina hit? How did he survive?

3. Where was the author living when Hurricane Katrina hit? How is this area described?

4. What did the author's mother do when she discovered Sarah had been skipping school?

5. What is ironic about the demolition of the Yellow House?

6. How does the author describe the atmosphere of New Orleans in 1994?

7. How did the author perform academically in high school?

8. In what ways did Sarah guard the house in 1994?

9. Where did the author attend high school? How did she fit in here?

10. Why did the author end her friendship with Tiffany Cage?

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