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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. Where did Trethewey often go on Saturday outings with her mother in Part II?
(a) The fire house.
(b) The library.
(c) The clothing stores.
(d) The ice cream shop.

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

3. Where did Trethewey and her mother move after her parents separated?
(a) Miami.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New Orleans.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization helped Gwendolyn when she was trying to leave Joel?

2. What happened to Trethewey when she first set out to start writing about her mother?

3. What experience from Mexico did Trethewey always remember with some trepidation afterwards?

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 did Trethewey remember about her trip to Atlanta with her mother?

(see the answer key)

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