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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 did Trethewey show her new friends that was a secret of Joel's in Part III?
(a) His flag from the army.
(b) His watch.
(c) His wood carvings.
(d) Pornographic magazines.

2. What did Joel want to do in Part III that Trethewey was dead set against?
(a) Divorce her mother.
(b) Have another child with her mother.
(c) Move.
(d) Adopt her.

3. What game did Trethewey sometimes play with her friend Dede?
(a) Bloody Mary.
(b) Knock out.
(c) Apples to Apples.
(d) Fool's Gold.

4. What was the name of Trethewey's grandmother's mother-in-law?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Marzipan.
(c) Narcissus.
(d) Hattie.

5. What word did Trethewey's father use to refer to her in one of his poems?
(a) Crossbreed.
(b) Zebra.
(c) Puzzle.
(d) Octaroon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Atlanta's nickname in the 1960s?

2. Where was Trethewey born?

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

4. How did Trethewey push back against Joel's violation of her privacy?

5. How did Trethewey's parents meet?

(see the answer key)

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