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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 village in Turkey does the author travel describe having found herself wandering and eating masa a year after Katrina?
(a) Kayaköy.
(b) Yörük Köyü.
(c) Jumalakizik.
(d) Kuyucak.

2. The author states in Movement IV: Part III that the apartment building across the balcony from hers in the French Quarter overcharges rent because who once lived there briefly?
(a) Nathan Hobley.
(b) Tennessee Williams.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) Walt Whitman.

3. In what area did Michael buy a house after marrying on Red Maple Street?
(a) Garden District.
(b) Michoud.
(c) Algiers.
(d) The French Quarter.

4. Who was the clainetist that played below the author's French Quarter apartment regularly?
(a) Doreen.
(b) Mary.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Sandra.

5. Who was Sarah Broom's seventh grade English teacher?
(a) Ms. Green.
(b) Ms. James.
(c) Ms. Edwards.
(d) Ms. Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Simon Broom's birthday?

2. What author is referenced when the author discusses trying and failing to forget in Movement III: Part VII?

3. When did the Plaza mall open?

4. When was the building built where the author rented a French Quarter apartment in Movement IV: Part III?

5. What was New Orleans' Jackson Square formerly called?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did Lynette go in 1993? Why?

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

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

8. How is Herman described by the author?

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

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

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