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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Joel want to do in Part III that Trethewey was dead set against?
(a) Adopt her.
(b) Have another child with her mother.
(c) Divorce her mother.
(d) Move.

2. What letters did the medium write on his notepad in front of Trethewey?
(a) WF.
(b) BA.
(c) NA.
(d) BF.

3. What month did the medium ask Trethewey about the significance of towards the end of their session?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) July.

4. What was the first thing the medium did when Trethewey and her friend got there?
(a) Ask for them to pay him.
(b) Offer to get them an alcoholic drink.
(c) Offer to make them tea.
(d) Ask for them to come out on the balcony.

5. Which president does Trethewey remember seeing on television in disgrace in Part III?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Bush.
(d) Nixon.

6. In what month did Gwendolyn's divorce from Joel become final?
(a) December.
(b) July.
(c) February.
(d) September.

7. When was Joel's first attempt to kill Gwendolyn?
(a) Gwendolyn's birthday, 1983.
(b) Thanksgiving, 1984.
(c) Easter, 1983.
(d) Valentine's Day 1984.

8. Who did Trethewey confide in about her mother being abused by Joel in Part III?
(a) Mr. Biggs.
(b) Ms. Hiway.
(c) Mrs. Messick.
(d) Mr. Roger.

9. What was the first thing Trethewey noticed about the medium?
(a) He moved with a limp.
(b) He was very old.
(c) He was very young.
(d) He had a British accent.

10. Why was Joel tried and convicted in 1983?
(a) He robbed a bank.
(b) He tried to kill Gwendolyn.
(c) He skipped bail.
(d) He stole a car.

11. Who did the medium tell Trethewey was communicating with him from her family?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

12. What was Trethewey's favorite afternoon snack when she was a senior in high school?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Cake.
(c) Cheese and bread.
(d) Cereal.

13. What is one of the few clues Trethewey had about Gwendolyn's last days?
(a) She visited a psychic some weeks before her death.
(b) She called Trethewey's half-brother before she died.
(c) She called Trethewey's grandmother right before she died.
(d) She visited her best friend the day before her death.

14. What did Joel tell his therapist years later about coming to see Tretheway in Part IV?
(a) He did not remember going to see her that night.
(b) He wanted to kill her then, but she spoke kindly to him, so he did not.
(c) He wanted to see her one last time before he killed himself.
(d) He wanted to pass a message to her mother through her.

15. Who was Trethewey's fifth-grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Messick.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mr. Ardmore.
(d) Mr. Helio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joel do the year that he finished technical school?

2. What did Joel tell Gwendolyn was wrong with Trethewey when she left for school in Part III?

3. Where did Joel often take Trethewey on their drives?

4. What did Gwendolyn write in her own notes about the reasons she married Joel in the first place?

5. Why did Trethewey say so little to the medium as far as small talk?

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