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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. Where did Trethewey often go on Saturday outings with her mother in Part II?
(a) The library.
(b) The fire house.
(c) The clothing stores.
(d) The ice cream shop.

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

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

4. What protest did Trethewey's grandmother join in 1963?
(a) A bus boycott in Biloxi to protest for equal treatment for Blacks on public transportation.
(b) A protest led by Black citizens in Biloxi to push for equal voting rights.
(c) A supermarket protest in Biloxi to protest for equal treatment for Blacks in shops and restaurants.
(d) A protest led by Black citizens in Biloxi to highlight Black peoples' right to use public beaches.

5. What did Joel do to violate Trethewey's privacy in Part III?
(a) Came into her room without knocking.
(b) Read her diary.
(c) Listened in on her phone calls.
(d) Barged in on her in the shower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Trethewey decide to go to a medium herself in Part IV?

2. What did Trethewey's father always tell her she would become when she grew up?

3. What is the name of the school Trethewey attended in fifth grade?

4. What popular television show had Trethewey watched all summer in 1973?

5. How did Trethewey's parents meet?

(see the answer key)

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