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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 40).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which great-grandmother does Trethewey write about in Part I?
(a) Michelene Marine.
(b) Ramona Newell.
(c) Eugenia McGee.
(d) Rona Doris.

3. Which great-aunt did Trethewey spend much time with as a child?
(a) Aunt Spiker.
(b) Aunt Sugar.
(c) Aunt Rita.
(d) Aunt Simone.

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

5. What job did Gwendolyn hold at the time of her death?
(a) Court reporter.
(b) Personnel director for human resources at the county mental health agency.
(c) Legal clerk.
(d) Accountant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Supreme Court case ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional?

2. Where was Trethewey walking with her mother in her dream in Part I?

3. What did Trethewey yell when she woke up from her dream in Part I?

4. What John Banville Book does Trethewey begin the book with a quote from?

5. What is a strange feature of the last formal portrait of Gwendolyn?

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