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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 159 - 212).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Atlanta's nickname in the 1960s?
(a) The Melting Pot.
(b) The City That Welcomes Everyone.
(c) The City Too Busy to Hate.
(d) The Eclectic City.

2. What club did Trethewey want to join in Part III in school?
(a) Lock and Key.
(b) Chess Club.
(c) Cheerleader Club.
(d) Quill and Scroll.

3. What song became Trethewey's anthem in Part III?
(a) I am Woman.
(b) I Will Survive.
(c) The Impossible Dream.
(d) Dream a Little Dream of Me.

4. When was the last time Gwendolyn saw her own father?
(a) When she was 12.
(b) When she was 5.
(c) When she was 19.
(d) When she was 16.

5. Which office did Gwendolyn work with to try to get a warrant for Joel's arrest in June 1985?
(a) The Atlanta Office of the Justice for Battered Women Council.
(b) The Marshall County District Attorney's Office.
(c) The Knights of Columbus Women's Resources Fund.
(d) The DeKalb County District Attorney's Office of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Joel's first attempt to kill Gwendolyn?

2. Where did Joel show up to see Trethewey shortly after Gwendolyn left him?

3. What word did Trethewey's father use to refer to her in one of his poems?

4. What did Trethewey's mother do in the new apartment in Part II to make her feel more at home?

5. What popular television show had Trethewey watched all summer in 1973?

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