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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 83 - 114).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Trethewey fear would happen to Gwendolyn after she talked back to Joel on her behalf in Part III?
(a) Joel would leave Gwendolyn.
(b) Joel would call the police and tell lies about them.
(c) Joel would beat Gwendolyn.
(d) Joel would beat Trethewey.

2. What did Atlanta gain a reputation for during the civil rights era?
(a) Having a strong court system.
(b) Rioting.
(c) Being racially progressive.
(d) Bringing out people from all walks of life to protest.

3. What was the name of Trethewey's grandmother's mother-in-law?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Hattie.
(c) Marzipan.
(d) Narcissus.

4. Where did Trethewey's father complete his graduate studies?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) New York City.
(d) New Orleans.

5. What did Joel want to do in Part III that Trethewey was dead set against?
(a) Have another child with her mother.
(b) Move.
(c) Divorce her mother.
(d) Adopt her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song became Trethewey's anthem in Part III?

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

3. What moment from Part II did Trethewey recall at her mother's funeral?

4. Where did Trethewey and her mother move after her parents separated?

5. What truth did the photograph of Trethewey with her family from 1974 make clear, according to her?

(see the answer key)

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