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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 was the name of Trethewey's grandfather, Gwendolyn's father, who Trethewey never met?
(a) Lenny.
(b) Robert.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Stennie.

2. Which famous monument was in sight of the apartment Gwendolyn lived in when she was killed?
(a) Stone Mountain.
(b) Confederacy Hill.
(c) Stonewall Jackson Memorial.
(d) Robert E. Lee Museum.

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

4. What did Gwendolyn do to celebrate the completion of her graduate degree?
(a) Open and drink champagne.
(b) Cook lobsters.
(c) Buy a new couch.
(d) Buy a new wardrobe.

5. What state did Trethewey's parents get married in?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Maryland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Trethewey's parents meet?

2. What protest did Trethewey's grandmother join in 1963?

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

4. What kind of jewelry does Trethewey wear in the picture of herself and her mother the year they left Mississippi?

5. What did Gwendolyn wear in her last formal photograph before she was killed?

(see the answer key)

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