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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 profession did Trethewey's father pursue?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Law.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Writing.

2. What is the first name of Trethewey's husband?
(a) Mark.
(b) Robert.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Brett.

3. What organization helped Gwendolyn when she was trying to leave Joel?
(a) The Black Women's Initiative.
(b) The Women's Resource Center.
(c) The Women Helping Women Center.
(d) The Council for Battered Women.

4. Where was Trethewey walking with her mother in her dream in Part I?
(a) The park in Mississippi.
(b) An oval track.
(c) The park in New Orleans.
(d) Their old yard.

5. What did Trethewey yell when she woke up from her dream in Part I?
(a) Help us!
(b) I can save you!
(c) No!
(d) Fire!

Short Answer Questions

1. Which office did Gwendolyn work with to try to get a warrant for Joel's arrest in June 1985?

2. What is one of the few clues Trethewey had about Gwendolyn's last days?

3. How did Trethewey's parents meet?

4. What song did Trethewey remember was playing when she left Mississippi with her mother, even though it probably was not the song that she heard?

5. What did Trethewey avoid when she moved back to Atlanta as an adult more than a decade after her mother's death?

(see the answer key)

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