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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 did some children call Trethewey during a visit to New Orleans that was her first real experience of racism from other children?
(a) Half-breed.
(b) Mulatto.
(c) Nigger.
(d) Zebra.

2. What truth did the photograph of Trethewey with her family from 1974 make clear, according to her?
(a) She missed her grandfather terribly.
(b) She had already started to separate herself from her mother's new life.
(c) She felt like an awkward child.
(d) She missed her father terribly.

3. 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?
(a) Hold My Hand.
(b) Come Back to Me.
(c) Remember.
(d) Just My Imagination.

4. What did Joel make Trethewey do before taking her on drives?
(a) Go the bathroom.
(b) Eat.
(c) Pack a suitcase.
(d) Call her grandmother.

5. What was Gwendolyn's job title in Part III?
(a) Personnel Director, Rapid Transit Authority.
(b) Personnel Director, Georgia Retardation Center.
(c) Manager, Atlanta Public Library.
(d) Manager, Macy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family that Trethewey and her family befriended reminded her of the Jackson Five?

2. When did Gwendolyn start doing more things socially and for herself?

3. What did Joel do to torment Gwendolyn on a regular basis?

4. What zodiac sign was Gwendolyn?

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

(see the answer key)

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