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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. When was the building built where the author rented a French Quarter apartment in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1978.

2. What New Orleans cop, also known as Robocop, ordered the murder of a woman who witnessed him pistol-whipping a 17-year-old in 1994?
(a) Len Davis.
(b) Nathan Hobley.
(c) Roger Watts.
(d) Joseph Martin.

3. Which of the author's siblings did she work to keep out of their house in 1994 because he would steal for crack?
(a) Roger.
(b) Simon.
(c) Darryl.
(d) Carl.

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

5. Where did Alexis Sinduhije flee after he was beaten and imprisoned by the government for running a radio station in Africa?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date opens Movement III: Part I?

2. At what hotel did the author stay for the Tales of the Cocktail event described in Movement III: Part VII?

3. When was the author in sixth grade?

4. How old was the author when she first had a bedroom of her own?

5. After how many days was Carl saved from a rooftop after the levees broke from Hurricane Katrina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author begin getting into trouble in seventh grade?

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

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

4. How does the author describe 1991-1996 in Movement II: Part VI?

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

6. What did Ivory Mae do when the family went to see the Yellow House after Katrina in Movement III: Part V?

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

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

9. How did working at CC's Coffee Shop in the French Quarter affect the author?

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

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