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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Atlanta's nickname in the 1960s?
(a) The Melting Pot.
(b) The City Too Busy to Hate.
(c) The Eclectic City.
(d) The City That Welcomes Everyone.

2. What nightmare did Trethewey have shortly after moving to Atlanta?
(a) Her mother left her.
(b) The ground was shaking outside her grandmother's house.
(c) She was in a fire.
(d) Her father died.

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

4. What did Atlanta gain a reputation for during the civil rights era?
(a) Rioting.
(b) Bringing out people from all walks of life to protest.
(c) Having a strong court system.
(d) Being racially progressive.

5. Where did Trethewey go on vacation with her parents in Part I?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Great Britain.

6. How long after Gwendolyn's death did Trethewey go back to the place she was murdered?
(a) Almost 15 years.
(b) Almost 20 years.
(c) Almost 10 years.
(d) Almost 30 years.

7. What did Trethewey's father always tell her she would become when she grew up?
(a) A teacher.
(b) An astronaut.
(c) A writer.
(d) A lawyer.

8. What was the name of the restaurant Gwendolyn worked at in Atlanta?
(a) The Red Room.
(b) The Mine Shaft.
(c) The Factory.
(d) Punch.

9. What did Gwendolyn wear in her last formal photograph before she was killed?
(a) A black sheath dress.
(b) A red A-line dress.
(c) A green bridesmaid's dress.
(d) A wedding dress.

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

11. Where did Trethewey's grandmother tell her she still felt pain sometimes after Gwendolyn was dead?
(a) Her own navel.
(b) Her ankle.
(c) Her wrist.
(d) Her forehead.

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

13. What word did Trethewey's father use to refer to her in one of his poems?
(a) Octaroon.
(b) Crossbreed.
(c) Zebra.
(d) Puzzle.

14. What happened to Trethewey when she first set out to start writing about her mother?
(a) She had to take a leave of absence from work.
(b) She had to call her grandmother for comfort.
(c) She had more dreams about her mother in a few weeks than she had in decades.
(d) She talked to her partner about her mother more.

15. What did Trethewey call the man Gwendolyn brought home for her to meet in Part II?
(a) Bub.
(b) Mitch.
(c) James.
(d) Big Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Trethewey's father complete his graduate studies?

2. WHat did the Ku Klux Klan do to terrorize Trethewey's grandmother in the 1960s?

3. What truth did the photograph of Trethewey with her family from 1974 make clear, according to her?

4. Which Supreme Court case ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional?

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

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