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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 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) To always have a lipstick in her purse.
(d) Never to marry a man with less education that she had herself.

2. What kind of car did the man Gwendolyn introduced Trethewey to in Part II drive?
(a) A GM truck.
(b) A Ford Galaxie.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A Mercedes.

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

4. What dream did Trethewey have recurring by the time she was in fourth grade?
(a) Her mother died.
(b) She was buried alive.
(c) She was told to go live with her father.
(d) Someone was in her room, but she could not move or speak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Union Army leader did Trethewey admire in grade school?

2. How did Trethewey and her mother often get around the city in New Orleans?

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

4. What was the last image Trethewey had of her mother before Gwendolyn's death?

5. Which of the following was one of Trethewey's biggest fears?

(see the answer key)

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