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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 119 - 157).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Gwendolyn write in her own notes about the reasons she married Joel in the first place?
(a) Financial difficulties.
(b) She was feeling vulnerable.
(c) She was young and thought she could change Joel.
(d) A combination of emotional blackmail, physical threats, and intimidation.

4. What did Jody tell Trethewey MARTA stood for?
(a) Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta.
(b) Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.
(c) Making Amends Regarding Tall Alleys.
(d) Making Ants Run Through Airways.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What song did Trethewey remember was playing when she left Mississippi with her mother, even though it probably was not the song that she heard?

2. What phrase did Trethewey overhear in Part III that she did not understand the meaning of at first?

3. What did Gwendolyn bring home as a reward for Trethewey's good grades in Part II?

4. What did Trethewey avoid when she moved back to Atlanta as an adult more than a decade after her mother's death?

5. What name did Trethewey use with the medium?

(see the answer key)

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