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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 the last image Trethewey had of her mother before Gwendolyn's death?
(a) A photo her younger brother took.
(b) A formal portrait.
(c) A photo her father took.
(d) A painting by a friend.

2. What was the name of the street Gwendolyn lived on when she was killed?
(a) Memorial Drive.
(b) Wysteria Drive.
(c) Stone Cold Drive.
(d) Lakelane Drive.

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

4. 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 properties that could heal burns.
(c) It had properties that could cause hallucinations.
(d) It had sap that was toxic and could render someone temporarily mute.

5. Which group of people did Trethewey's grandmother house in the 1960s, which raised the ire of the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) The Quakers.
(b) The Jehovah's Witnesses.
(c) The Mennonites.
(d) The Revers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What protest did Trethewey's grandmother join in 1963?

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

3. What job did Gwendolyn hold at the time of her death?

4. WHat did the Ku Klux Klan do to terrorize Trethewey's grandmother in the 1960s?

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

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