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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. Where did Trethewey and her mother move after her parents separated?
(a) Miami.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New Orleans.

2. Which famous monument was in sight of the apartment Gwendolyn lived in when she was killed?
(a) Robert E. Lee Museum.
(b) Confederacy Hill.
(c) Stonewall Jackson Memorial.
(d) Stone Mountain.

3. How old was Gwendolyn when she was killed?
(a) 46.
(b) 40.
(c) 35.
(d) 50.

4. What word did Trethewey's father use to refer to her in one of his poems?
(a) Octaroon.
(b) Puzzle.
(c) Crossbreed.
(d) Zebra.

5. What experience from Mexico did Trethewey always remember with some trepidation afterwards?
(a) Nearly being kidnapped.
(b) Getting badly sunburned.
(c) A fire in their hotel.
(d) Almost drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gwendolyn wear in her last formal photograph before she was killed?

2. Where did Trethewey's grandmother tell her she still felt pain sometimes after Gwendolyn was dead?

3. What did Trethewey see on her mother's face in her dream in Part I that related to her mother's death?

4. What is a strange feature of the last formal portrait of Gwendolyn?

5. What kind of disposition did Trethewey have as a child?

(see the answer key)

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