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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. What nightmare did Trethewey have shortly after moving to Atlanta?
(a) She was in a fire.
(b) Her father died.
(c) The ground was shaking outside her grandmother's house.
(d) Her mother left her.

2. What was the name of the street Gwendolyn lived on when she was killed?
(a) Wysteria Drive.
(b) Lakelane Drive.
(c) Stone Cold Drive.
(d) Memorial Drive.

3. Where did Trethewey's grandmother tell her she still felt pain sometimes after Gwendolyn was dead?
(a) Her wrist.
(b) Her forehead.
(c) Her own navel.
(d) Her ankle.

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

5. What did Joel tell Trethewey was the reason his feet were deformed?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) An injury from his father.
(c) An accident in school.
(d) A birth defect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What experience from Mexico did Trethewey always remember with some trepidation afterwards?

2. Where is Trethewey's distinctive birthmark?

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

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

5. What word did Trethewey's father use to refer to her in one of his poems?

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