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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Trethewey's parents meet?
(a) In a college literature course.
(b) They were neighbors.
(c) They were both interning for the same congressman.
(d) On a protest together.

3. Which group of people did Trethewey's grandmother house in the 1960s, which raised the ire of the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) The Quakers.
(b) The Jehovah's Witnesses.
(c) The Mennonites.
(d) The Revers.

4. What was the name of the man Gwendolyn brought home to meet Trethewey in Part II?
(a) Robert.
(b) Gem.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Joel.

5. What state did Trethewey's parents get married in?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Georgia.

6. Where did Trethewey and her mother move after her parents separated?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Miami.
(d) Biloxi.

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

8. What is a strange feature of the last formal portrait of Gwendolyn?
(a) A streak of red at Gwendolyn's shoulder.
(b) A corner of light just behind Gwendolyn's head.
(c) A double-negative which makes Gwendolyn look like there are two of her.
(d) A star fading in the night sky behind Gwendolyn.

9. What did Trethewey's mother do in the new apartment in Part II to make her feel more at home?
(a) Let her choose her own paint.
(b) Help her learn how to cook.
(c) Decorate a space under the stairs for her.
(d) Line the shelves with books.

10. Where was Trethewey walking with her mother in her dream in Part I?
(a) An oval track.
(b) The park in Mississippi.
(c) The park in New Orleans.
(d) Their old yard.

11. Where did Trethewey's father complete his graduate studies?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York City.
(c) Biloxi.
(d) New Orleans.

12. What did Trethewey remember about her trip to Atlanta with her mother?
(a) The terrible traffic.
(b) The food they ate.
(c) The car had engine trouble.
(d) The hotels they stayed at.

13. How old was Gwendolyn when she was killed?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 46.
(d) 35.

14. What game did Trethewey sometimes play with her friend Dede?
(a) Apples to Apples.
(b) Bloody Mary.
(c) Fool's Gold.
(d) Knock out.

15. What was the name of Trethewey's grandfather, Gwendolyn's father, who Trethewey never met?
(a) Lenny.
(b) Robert.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Stennie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Trethewey remember Gwendolyn wearing to work during her first years in Atlanta?

2. What did Trethewey see on her mother's face in her dream in Part I that related to her mother's death?

3. Which face is the laughing face in a Janus mask?

4. What did Atlanta gain a reputation for during the civil rights era?

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

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