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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the author's maternal grandfather?

2. When did the author return to New Orleans to live for a second time as described in Movement IV: Part I?

3. Who was the clainetist that played below the author's French Quarter apartment regularly?

4. Who taught gym and history at Sarah's new school in ninth grade?

5. Where did Karen get her first job after arriving in Vacaville?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Herman described by the author?

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

4. Where did Lynette go in 1993? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the early history of New Orleans East. When was New Orleans East developed? Who led the development of this area? How did those developers go about developing the area? What were their projections when the development began?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the location of the Yellow House. On what street was it located? How does the author describe the neighborhood around it during her childhood? How did the neighborhood change during the author's childhood?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the events surrounding Hurricane Betsy. When did Hurricane Betsy strike New Orleans? How much damage did it create? What structural damage does the author describe, and how might that damage have been prevented?

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