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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 was unusual about the plant Trethewey took from her mother's apartment after her death?
(a) It had one gorgeous pink flower.
(b) It had sap that was toxic and could render someone temporarily mute.
(c) It had properties that could cause hallucinations.
(d) It had properties that could heal burns.

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

3. Where did Trethewey go on vacation with her parents in Part I?
(a) Canada.
(b) France.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Mexico.

4. Which of the following images did Trethewey remember seeing the morning after her mother's death?
(a) A bullet hole in the wall of her bedroom.
(b) Young children playing around the crime tape.
(c) Blood on the stairwell.
(d) The photographers pushing open the door to the apartment building.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which organization was Trethewey's father once an officer?

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

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

4. Which great-aunt did Trethewey spend much time with as a child?

5. What did Gwendolyn wear in her last formal photograph before she was killed?

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