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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. Where is Trethewey's distinctive birthmark?
(a) Her inner elbow.
(b) The back of her thigh.
(c) Her abdomen.
(d) Her right cheek.

2. Which writer wrote, "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware?"
(a) Emer Friednly.
(b) William Faulkner.
(c) Martin Buber.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

3. Where was Trethewey born?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Georgia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Mississippi.

4. What was the name of the restaurant Gwendolyn worked at in Atlanta?
(a) The Mine Shaft.
(b) The Factory.
(c) Punch.
(d) The Red Room.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which family that Trethewey and her family befriended reminded her of the Jackson Five?

3. What was the name of Trethewey's grandfather, Gwendolyn's father, who Trethewey never met?

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

5. When was the last time Gwendolyn saw her own father?

(see the answer key)

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