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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 time period did Gwendolyn identify as the beginning of the end of her marriage to Joel?
(a) Summer 1975.
(b) Winter 1976.
(c) Spring 1980.
(d) Fall 1978.

2. What did Trethewey hallucinate home from school with a high fever one day?
(a) That her father died.
(b) That her mother died.
(c) That filth fell onto her from her ceiling.
(d) That Joel died.

3. When was Joel's first attempt to kill Gwendolyn?
(a) Thanksgiving, 1984.
(b) Gwendolyn's birthday, 1983.
(c) Valentine's Day 1984.
(d) Easter, 1983.

4. Which Union Army leader did Trethewey admire in grade school?
(a) William Tecumseh Sherman.
(b) Stonewall Jackson.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

5. What word did Trethewey's father use to refer to her in one of his poems?
(a) Crossbreed.
(b) Zebra.
(c) Puzzle.
(d) Octaroon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unusual about the plant Trethewey took from her mother's apartment after her death?

2. How long did Trethewey go to therapy with Joel before she realized she wanted to end the marriage?

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

4. What name did Trethewey use with the medium?

5. WHat was the one reminder of Gwendolyn's father in the house she grew up in?

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