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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. In what year was Trethewey born?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1982.

2. Which Supreme Court case ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional?
(a) Regis v. Florida.
(b) Loving v. Virginia.
(c) Stoker v. Georgia.
(d) Scott v. North Carolina.

3. What did Trethewey see on her mother's face in her dream in Part I that related to her mother's death?
(a) Blood.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) A hole in the center of her forehead.

4. Which magazine published pictures of Emmett Till after his brutal death in 1955?
(a) Black Quarterly.
(b) Jet.
(c) Ebony.
(d) Fusion.

5. What John Banville Book does Trethewey begin the book with a quote from?
(a) The Stallion.
(b) The Fisher.
(c) The Starlight.
(d) The Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of plant did Trethewey take from Gwendolyn's apartment in Part I after she was killed?

2. What kind of car did Trethewey's father buy to drive the family on vacation in Part I?

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

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

5. What was the name of the street Gwendolyn lived on when she was killed?

(see the answer key)

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