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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 state did Trethewey's parents get married in?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Ohio.

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

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

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

5. How long after Gwendolyn's death did Trethewey go back to the place she was murdered?
(a) Almost 30 years.
(b) Almost 15 years.
(c) Almost 10 years.
(d) Almost 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does hindsight make Trethewey see her mother's last portrait?

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

3. In what year was Trethewey born?

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

5. What profession did Trethewey's father pursue?

(see the answer key)

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