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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 song became Trethewey's anthem in Part III?
(a) I Will Survive.
(b) The Impossible Dream.
(c) Dream a Little Dream of Me.
(d) I am Woman.

2. What is a strange feature of the last formal portrait of Gwendolyn?
(a) A double-negative which makes Gwendolyn look like there are two of her.
(b) A streak of red at Gwendolyn's shoulder.
(c) A corner of light just behind Gwendolyn's head.
(d) A star fading in the night sky behind Gwendolyn.

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

4. How long after Gwendolyn's death did Trethewey go back to the place she was murdered?
(a) Almost 30 years.
(b) Almost 20 years.
(c) Almost 10 years.
(d) Almost 15 years.

5. What did Trethewey avoid when she moved back to Atlanta as an adult more than a decade after her mother's death?
(a) The Interstate 285.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) The park.
(d) The zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which face is the laughing face in a Janus mask?

2. What did Trethewey fear would happen to Gwendolyn after she talked back to Joel on her behalf in Part III?

3. In what year was Trethewey born?

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

5. Who was Trethewey's friend Jody's sister?

(see the answer key)

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