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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. Why did Trethewey say so little to the medium as far as small talk?
(a) She thought if she did not say much she might not have to pay him for the session.
(b) She was naturally very shy.
(c) She did not want to give away personal information about herself so he could use it to pretend someone was trying to contact her from the afterlife.
(d) She did not want her friend to think she really believed in the psychic.

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 Joel died.
(d) That filth fell onto her from her ceiling.

3. What did Gwendolyn write about Joel's feelings towards Trethewey?
(a) He wanted to adopt her and always loved her.
(b) He was jealous of her.
(c) He wanted her to move out.
(d) He always ignored her.

4. In which organization was Trethewey's father once an officer?
(a) The Royal Canadian Coast Guard.
(b) The U.S. Air Force.
(c) The Royal Canadian Navy.
(d) The U.S. Coast Guard.

5. What song did Trethewey also associate with a video she saw in school warning against the dangers of drug addiction?
(a) Wistful.
(b) Lean on Me.
(c) Stand by Me.
(d) Blue Moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was wrong in the official record of Gwendolyn's death?

2. What protest did Trethewey's grandmother join in 1963?

3. Which office did Gwendolyn work with to try to get a warrant for Joel's arrest in June 1985?

4. Where did Gwendolyn get a job in the early years she and Trethewey were in Atlanta?

5. What advice did Trethewey's great aunt give her when she was still a child?

(see the answer key)

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