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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. WHat was the one reminder of Gwendolyn's father in the house she grew up in?
(a) An oil painting of him.
(b) One of his hats which always hung on a peg.
(c) A charcoal drawing of him.
(d) A photo of him.

2. Which of the following was one of Trethewey's biggest fears?
(a) Being broke.
(b) Being left by her father.
(c) Being embarrassed in class.
(d) Being buried alive.

3. Where did Trethewey go on vacation with her parents in Part I?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) France.

4. What did Trethewey's new friend Wendy's father do for a living?
(a) Pilot.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Landscaper.

5. What experience from Mexico did Trethewey always remember with some trepidation afterwards?
(a) Getting badly sunburned.
(b) A fire in their hotel.
(c) Almost drowning.
(d) Nearly being kidnapped.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which great-grandmother does Trethewey write about in Part I?

2. Which group of people did Trethewey's grandmother house in the 1960s, which raised the ire of the Ku Klux Klan?

3. What did Trethewey hear her mother telling Joel about the idea of him adopting her?

4. Where did Trethewey and her mother move after her parents separated?

5. What did Joel want to do in Part III that Trethewey was dead set against?

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