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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 truth did the photograph of Trethewey with her family from 1974 make clear, according to her?
(a) She felt like an awkward child.
(b) She missed her father terribly.
(c) She missed her grandfather terribly.
(d) She had already started to separate herself from her mother's new life.

2. What moment from Part II did Trethewey recall at her mother's funeral?
(a) An angry memory of when Joel hit Trethewey.
(b) A happy memory of her mother dancing at a party.
(c) A sad memory of her mother fighting with Joel.
(d) A suspicious moment when Trethewey thought Joel was stealing from her mother.

3. Where did Trethewey often go on Saturday outings with her mother in Part II?
(a) The fire house.
(b) The ice cream shop.
(c) The library.
(d) The clothing stores.

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

5. What did Joel tell Trethewey was the reason his feet were deformed?
(a) An injury from his father.
(b) An accident in school.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) A birth defect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Trethewey call the man Gwendolyn brought home for her to meet in Part II?

2. What was the name of the restaurant Gwendolyn worked at in Atlanta?

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

4. Which great-grandmother does Trethewey write about in Part I?

5. In what year was Trethewey born?

(see the answer key)

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