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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. In what private school did Sarah Broom's mother enroll her after she was caught for repeated truancy in junior high?
(a) Word of Faith Academy.
(b) St. Peter's Academy.
(c) St. Edward's Academy.
(d) Hoffman High School.

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) Roger Watts.
(b) Joseph Martin.
(c) Nathan Hobley.
(d) Len Davis.

3. At what hotel did the author stay for the Tales of the Cocktail event described in Movement III: Part VII?
(a) The Whitney Hotel.
(b) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(c) The Monteleone Hotel.
(d) The White Horse Hotel.

4. On what street is the entrance to the apartment building the author rented in the French Quarter in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) Decatur Street.
(b) St. Peter Street.
(c) Royal Street.
(d) Bourbon Street.

5. Where did Samantha Power suggest Sarah Broom go when they met?
(a) Egypt.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Burundi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date opens Movement III: Part I?

2. By what name did Sarah Broom's family members call her growing up?

3. When were the Lafitte Projects demolished?

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

5. How much older is Lynette than Sarah Broom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who ended up coming to stay with Byron in Vacaville after Katrina?

2. Why did Sarah Broom move to New Orleans in 2011? Where did she live?

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

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

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

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

7. Where did Ivory Mae go when Hurricane Katrina hit? With whom did she flee?

8. Why did Sarah Broom moved to Burundi? What did she do there?

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

10. How is Herman described by the author?

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