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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. Who came to visit Trethewey and her family for Thanksgiving in Part III?
(a) Her half-sister.
(b) Her Aunt Sugar.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

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

3. Which magazine published pictures of Emmett Till after his brutal death in 1955?
(a) Fusion.
(b) Jet.
(c) Ebony.
(d) Black Quarterly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Joel often take Trethewey on their drives?

2. Which writer wrote, "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware?"

3. Which of the following images did Trethewey remember seeing the morning after her mother's death?

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

5. What surprise did Gwendolyn have for Trethewey in 1973?

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