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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 83 - 114).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which organization was Trethewey's father once an officer?
(a) The Royal Canadian Coast Guard.
(b) The U.S. Coast Guard.
(c) The Royal Canadian Navy.
(d) The U.S. Air Force.

2. What did Trethewey call the man Gwendolyn brought home for her to meet in Part II?
(a) Big Joe.
(b) Bub.
(c) Mitch.
(d) James.

3. Which president does Trethewey remember seeing on television in disgrace in Part III?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Bush.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Reagan.

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

5. What was Atlanta's nickname in the 1960s?
(a) The Eclectic City.
(b) The City Too Busy to Hate.
(c) The Melting Pot.
(d) The City That Welcomes Everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to visit Trethewey and her family for Thanksgiving in Part III?

2. What is a strange feature of the last formal portrait of Gwendolyn?

3. Which magazine published pictures of Emmett Till after his brutal death in 1955?

4. How old was Gwendolyn when she was killed?

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

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