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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 want to do in Part III that Trethewey was dead set against?
(a) Have another child with her mother.
(b) Divorce her mother.
(c) Move.
(d) Adopt her.

2. Where is Trethewey's distinctive birthmark?
(a) Her inner elbow.
(b) Her abdomen.
(c) The back of her thigh.
(d) Her right cheek.

3. Which Supreme Court case ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional?
(a) Regis v. Florida.
(b) Stoker v. Georgia.
(c) Loving v. Virginia.
(d) Scott v. North Carolina.

4. What does Trethewey believe one needs to do to be able to survive trauma?
(a) Fight it.
(b) Compartmentalize it.
(c) Tell a story about it.
(d) Suppress it.

5. Which university did Trethewey's father attend for graduate school?
(a) Tulane.
(b) The Southern College of Atlanta.
(c) New York University.
(d) Loyloa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What imaginary name did Trethewey give to herself in Part III?

2. Which of the following images did Trethewey remember seeing the morning after her mother's death?

3. What does Trethewey still think may have changed the way things ended with Joel and her mother?

4. Where did Joel show up to see Trethewey shortly after Gwendolyn left him?

5. What kind of car did Trethewey's father buy to drive the family on vacation in Part I?

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