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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 159 - 212).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Joel do the year that he finished technical school?
(a) Moved to Mississippi.
(b) Divorced Gwendolyn.
(c) Got arrested for drug possession.
(d) Started his own HVAC business.

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

3. 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 star fading in the night sky behind Gwendolyn.
(c) A streak of red at Gwendolyn's shoulder.
(d) A corner of light just behind Gwendolyn's head.

4. What zodiac sign was Gwendolyn?
(a) Leo.
(b) Aquarius.
(c) Gemini.
(d) Sagittarius.

5. What was the last image Trethewey had of her mother before Gwendolyn's death?
(a) A painting by a friend.
(b) A photo her father took.
(c) A photo her younger brother took.
(d) A formal portrait.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some children call Trethewey during a visit to New Orleans that was her first real experience of racism from other children?

2. What did Trethewey remember about her trip to Atlanta with her mother?

3. When did Gwendolyn start doing more things socially and for herself?

4. What was one way Trethewey thought the medium might try to find information about her?

5. What did Joel tell Gwendolyn he would do if she left him?

(see the answer key)

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