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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 kind of disposition did Trethewey have as a child?
(a) Superstitious and anxious.
(b) Always joyful and joking.
(c) Angry and brooding.
(d) Calm and relaxed.

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

3. How long did Trethewey go to therapy with Joel before she realized she wanted to end the marriage?
(a) Two months.
(b) One year.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Six months.

4. In what year was Trethewey's mother born?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1950.

5. What did Gwendolyn tell Joel when he protested to Trethewey wanted to join a club in school?
(a) Trethewey would do whatever she wanted.
(b) Trethewey would ask her father's permission before joining the club.
(c) Trethewey would join the club if she could pay for the fees herself.
(d) Trethewey would not join the club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What experience from Mexico did Trethewey always remember with some trepidation afterwards?

2. What did Trethewey hallucinate home from school with a high fever one day?

3. What zodiac sign was Gwendolyn?

4. Where was Trethewey walking with her mother in her dream in Part I?

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

(see the answer key)

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