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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. Why did Trethewey decide to go to a medium herself in Part IV?
(a) She wanted to prove that the medium was a fraud.
(b) She wanted to get some idea of what her mother experienced herself with a psychic, and she wanted to see if her mother would contact her.
(c) She wanted to hear about her own future.
(d) She went with a friend of hers for moral support.

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

3. What did Trethewey often do when Joel was around at home?
(a) Retreat to her room.
(b) Go to a friend's house.
(c) Go to the basement.
(d) Go to the library.

4. What did Joel tell Gwendolyn was wrong with Trethewey when she left for school in Part III?
(a) She looked too tired.
(b) Her pants were too tight.
(c) She had not eaten breakfast.
(d) Her hair did not look good.

5. What did Trethewey fear would happen to Gwendolyn after she talked back to Joel on her behalf in Part III?
(a) Joel would call the police and tell lies about them.
(b) Joel would beat Trethewey.
(c) Joel would beat Gwendolyn.
(d) Joel would leave Gwendolyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Trethewey hear her mother telling Joel about the idea of him adopting her?

2. What club did Trethewey want to join in Part III in school?

3. What holiday song makes Trethewey feel both joy and grief that she associates with her mother?

4. Who did the medium tell Trethewey was communicating with him from her family?

5. What is the name of the school Trethewey attended in fifth grade?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Gwendolyn write in her notes that her marriage to Joel had happened in the first place?

2. What did Gwendolyn write was one of Joel's favorite things to do to torment her?

3. What did the medium tell Trethewey he was getting a specific strong vibe about?

4. What does Trethewey wonder about what might have changed the course of hers and her mother's lives in Part III?

5. How long was it before Trethewey had a chance to read her mother's notes that were taken from her briefcase by the police?

6. What did Gwendolyn give Trethewey that provided a "crucial outlet" for her (106)?

7. What did Gwendolyn write was the impetus for Joel's first death threat against her?

8. What did Joel do that used to make Trethewey sob with fear and anxiety in Part III?

9. Why did Gwendolyn decline an invitation to Jimmy Carter's inaugural ball?

10. What did Trethewey tell her mother when Gwendolyn told her Joel wanted to adopt her?

(see the answer keys)

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