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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. What was Simon Broom's birthday?
(a) February 22.
(b) March 5.
(c) June 23.
(d) January 12.

2. 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.

3. What color does the author describe painting her Harlem apartment a year or so after Katrina?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Pink.

4. Who does the author describe as the bald teacher of her one memorable math class in seventh grade?
(a) Mr. Nero.
(b) Mr. Anderson.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) Mr. Smith.

5. Who drove the family members to the Yellow House when they first went to view it in Movement III: Part V?
(a) Simon.
(b) Carl.
(c) Darryl.
(d) Byron.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chapters are there in the Book of Proverbs?

2. Where was Michael living with his girlfriend when Hurrican Katrina hit?

3. When was the author in sixth grade?

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

5. Where did Valeria and her daughters flee when evacuated due to Hurricane Katrina after they ran out of gas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Lynette go in 1993? Why?

2. What became of James and Alvin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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