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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 10 - 29).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city did Gay travel to with the man in his forties right after they left San Francisco?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Omaha.
(c) New York.
(d) Minneapolis.

2. What was the relationship between Gay and the boy responsible for her trauma?
(a) They were strangers.
(b) They worked at the same shop.
(c) They were friends from school.
(d) They were relatives.

3. Where did Gay's trauma take place?
(a) In her car.
(b) In an alley.
(c) In a department store.
(d) In a cabin in the woods.

4. What specific type of trauma did Gay experience?
(a) Incest.
(b) Armed robbery.
(c) Motor vehicle accident.
(d) Rape.

5. What would Gay's mother add to the water when she was washing meat or vegetables?
(a) Food dye.
(b) Soap.
(c) Clorox.
(d) Vinegar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a Haitian food that Gay mentions she likes?

2. What did Gay tell her mother she would decorate her apartment with when she grew up?

3. Where was Gay born?

4. What did Gay's mother wear when she cooked?

5. What kind of job did Gay do at the Prairie Schooner?

(see the answer key)

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