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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 41 - 82).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Trethewey's mother do in the new apartment in Part II to make her feel more at home?
(a) Line the shelves with books.
(b) Let her choose her own paint.
(c) Help her learn how to cook.
(d) Decorate a space under the stairs for her.

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

3. How did Trethewey's parents meet?
(a) In a college literature course.
(b) They were neighbors.
(c) On a protest together.
(d) They were both interning for the same congressman.

4. What surprise did Gwendolyn have for Trethewey in 1973?
(a) She was moving back to Mississippi.
(b) A new baby brother.
(c) She was getting back together with Trethewey's father.
(d) A new house.

5. What kind of disposition did Trethewey have as a child?
(a) Angry and brooding.
(b) Always joyful and joking.
(c) Calm and relaxed.
(d) Superstitious and anxious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Trethewey take long walks with her father?

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

3. Where did Gwendolyn get a job in the early years she and Trethewey were in Atlanta?

4. What John Banville Book does Trethewey begin the book with a quote from?

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

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