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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was unusual about the plant Trethewey took from her mother's apartment after her death?
(a) It had properties that could cause hallucinations.
(b) It had one gorgeous pink flower.
(c) It had properties that could heal burns.
(d) It had sap that was toxic and could render someone temporarily mute.

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

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

9. How did Trethewey and her mother often get around the city in New Orleans?
(a) On foot.
(b) By bus.
(c) By streetcar.
(d) By train.

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

11. Where did Gwendolyn get a job in the early years she and Trethewey were in Atlanta?
(a) Underground Atlanta.
(b) South Atlanta.
(c) The Tree House.
(d) West Atlanta.

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

13. What did Trethewey see on her mother's face in her dream in Part I that related to her mother's death?
(a) Fear.
(b) A hole in the center of her forehead.
(c) Blood.
(d) Anger.

14. Which writer wrote, "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware?"
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Emer Friednly.
(c) Martin Buber.
(d) William Faulkner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Trethewey's distinctive birthmark?

2. What was the name of the restaurant Gwendolyn worked at in Atlanta?

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

4. Where did Trethewey's grandmother tell her she still felt pain sometimes after Gwendolyn was dead?

5. What state did Trethewey's parents get married in?

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