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

2. WHat did the Ku Klux Klan do to terrorize Trethewey's grandmother in the 1960s?
(a) Hung a noose in her tree.
(b) Followed her in their trucks.
(c) Shot at her house.
(d) Burned a cross in her driveway.

3. Where was Trethewey born?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Louisiana.

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

5. Which writer wrote, "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware?"
(a) Emer Friednly.
(b) Martin Buber.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last image Trethewey had of her mother before Gwendolyn's death?

2. How long after Gwendolyn's death did Trethewey go back to the place she was murdered?

3. Which aunt's and uncle's house was separated from Trethewey's by the highway?

4. Which magazine published pictures of Emmett Till after his brutal death in 1955?

5. Which famous monument was in sight of the apartment Gwendolyn lived in when she was killed?

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