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

2. Who came to visit Trethewey and her family for Thanksgiving in Part III?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her Aunt Sugar.
(d) Her half-sister.

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

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

5. What John Banville Book does Trethewey begin the book with a quote from?
(a) The Sea.
(b) The Fisher.
(c) The Starlight.
(d) The Stallion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Trethewey see on her mother's face in her dream in Part I that related to her mother's death?

2. What did Trethewey hallucinate home from school with a high fever one day?

3. Where did Trethewey's father complete his graduate studies?

4. What did Trethewey show her new friends that was a secret of Joel's in Part III?

5. What did Trethewey fear would happen to Gwendolyn after she talked back to Joel on her behalf in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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