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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 41 - 82).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long after Gwendolyn's death did Trethewey go back to the place she was murdered?
(a) Almost 10 years.
(b) Almost 15 years.
(c) Almost 30 years.
(d) Almost 20 years.

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

4. What question did Trethewey's mother ask her in Part I in her dream?
(a) Do you know what it means to have a wound that never heals?
(b) How are you doing?
(c) What time is it?
(d) Can you forgive me?

5. What was Trethewey's mother's full name?
(a) Gwendolyn Stanley Turnbough.
(b) Gwendolyn Ann Turnbough.
(c) Gwendolyn Laura Turnbough.
(d) Gwendolyn Lannie Turnbough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Trethewey go on vacation with her parents in Part I?

2. What kind of disposition did Trethewey have as a child?

3. What name did Trethewey's father assign her in the short stories he wrote?

4. WHat did the Ku Klux Klan do to terrorize Trethewey's grandmother in the 1960s?

5. Who did Gwendolyn visit a few weeks before she was killed?

(see the answer key)

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