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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. What occasion did Trethewey's birth coincide with?
(a) The fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the Ku Klux Klan.
(b) The eightieth anniversary of the Tulsa massacre.
(c) The Fifth anniversary of the March on Washington.
(d) The hundredth anniversary of Mississippi's Confederate Memorial Day.

2. What name did Trethewey's father assign her in the short stories he wrote?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Ilias.
(c) Athena.
(d) Cassandra.

3. How does hindsight make Trethewey see her mother's last portrait?
(a) In a gloomy way.
(b) In a hopeful way.
(c) In a way that brings out anger in Trethewey.
(d) In a way that brings out a peaceful feeling in Trethewey.

4. What protest did Trethewey's grandmother join in 1963?
(a) A bus boycott in Biloxi to protest for equal treatment for Blacks on public transportation.
(b) A supermarket protest in Biloxi to protest for equal treatment for Blacks in shops and restaurants.
(c) A protest led by Black citizens in Biloxi to push for equal voting rights.
(d) A protest led by Black citizens in Biloxi to highlight Black peoples' right to use public beaches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following images did Trethewey remember seeing the morning after her mother's death?

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

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

4. Who did Gwendolyn visit a few weeks before she was killed?

5. Which writer wrote, "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware?"

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