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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 advice did Trethewey's great aunt give her when she was still a child?
(a) Never to let a man hit her.
(b) To always have a job with which she could support herself.
(c) Never to marry a man with less education that she had herself.
(d) To always have a lipstick in her purse.

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

3. What did Gwendolyn do to celebrate the completion of her graduate degree?
(a) Cook lobsters.
(b) Open and drink champagne.
(c) Buy a new wardrobe.
(d) Buy a new couch.

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

5. Which family that Trethewey and her family befriended reminded her of the Jackson Five?
(a) The Lindels.
(b) The Dunns.
(c) The Moores.
(d) The Swingles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time Gwendolyn saw her own father?

2. What did Trethewey's mother do in the new apartment in Part II to make her feel more at home?

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

4. What game did Trethewey sometimes play with her friend Dede?

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

(see the answer key)

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