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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. 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?
2. Who was the driver for the nonprofit global company that the author led in 2009 that was ambushed and killed delivering medical supplies near Burundi?
3. When did the author return to New Orleans to live for a second time as described in Movement IV: Part I?
4. Where was the author's father buried?
5. Who showed his work badge, allowing the author's family to pass the roadblocks to see the Yellow House in Movement III: Part V?
Short Essay Questions
1. What became of James and Alvin?
2. What is ironic about the demolition of the Yellow House?
3. How does the author describe the atmosphere of New Orleans in 1994?
4. Where did the author attend high school? How did she fit in here?
5. Why did Sarah Broom moved to Burundi? What did she do there?
6. Who ended up coming to stay with Byron in Vacaville after Katrina?
7. Where was Michael when Hurricane Katrina hit? How did he survive?
8. What did the author's mother do when she discovered Sarah had been skipping school?
9. In what ways did Sarah guard the house in 1994?
10. How is Herman described by the author?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Ivory Mae's early life and upbringing. Where was she born? Who were her parents? Who raised her? What individuals influenced Ivory Mae's life and her later behavior and actions?
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