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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 119 - 157).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Which of the following was one of Trethewey's biggest fears?
(a) Being embarrassed in class.
(b) Being buried alive.
(c) Being broke.
(d) Being left by her father.

4. Who did the medium tell Trethewey was communicating with him from her family?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her mother.

5. What did Joel tell Trethewey was the reason his feet were deformed?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) A birth defect.
(c) An accident in school.
(d) An injury from his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Trethewey when she first set out to start writing about her mother?

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

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

4. Where did Trethewey go on vacation with her parents in Part I?

5. What happened the year that Trethewey moved to Atlanta with her mother?

(see the answer key)

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