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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 159 - 212).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Trethewey when she first set out to start writing about her mother?
(a) She had to call her grandmother for comfort.
(b) She had more dreams about her mother in a few weeks than she had in decades.
(c) She talked to her partner about her mother more.
(d) She had to take a leave of absence from work.

2. What did Trethewey fear would happen to Gwendolyn after she talked back to Joel on her behalf in Part III?
(a) Joel would beat Gwendolyn.
(b) Joel would leave Gwendolyn.
(c) Joel would beat Trethewey.
(d) Joel would call the police and tell lies about them.

3. What happened shortly after Trethewey told Gwendolyn about how Joel tormented her?
(a) Gwendolyn sent Trethewey to live with her father.
(b) Gwendolyn sent Trethewey to live with her grandmother.
(c) Gwendolyn told Trethewey she needed to get a job.
(d) Gwendolyn put her plan in place to leave Joel.

4. When was Joel's first attempt to kill Gwendolyn?
(a) Thanksgiving, 1984.
(b) Valentine's Day 1984.
(c) Easter, 1983.
(d) Gwendolyn's birthday, 1983.

5. What was Atlanta's nickname in the 1960s?
(a) The City That Welcomes Everyone.
(b) The City Too Busy to Hate.
(c) The Eclectic City.
(d) The Melting Pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous mystery books did Trethewey like in Part III?

2. What surprise did Gwendolyn have for Trethewey in 1973?

3. What did Trethewey use to mark her path home from the creek and golf course?

4. Why was Joel tried and convicted in 1983?

5. In what year was Trethewey's mother born?

(see the answer key)

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