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

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

3. 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?
(a) Roger.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Peter.
(d) Michael.

4. What is the name of the building where the author rented an apartment in the French Quarter in Movement IV: Part III?
(a) The LaBranche Building.
(b) The Montellier Building.
(c) The Roullet Building.
(d) The Fleur-de-Lis Building.

5. Where was Michael living with his girlfriend when Hurrican Katrina hit?
(a) Chartres Street.
(b) Bourbon Street.
(c) Charbonnet Street.
(d) Dumaine Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Katrina hit, how many of the author's siblings lived in New Orleans?

2. What color does the author describe painting her Harlem apartment a year or so after Katrina?

3. What was Simon Broom's birthday?

4. In what cemetery does the author say her childhood friend Alvin is buried in Movement IV: Part IV?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What became of James and Alvin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did the author perceive her new surroundings in Movement IV: Part III?

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