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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What moment from Part II did Trethewey recall at her mother's funeral?
(a) A sad memory of her mother fighting with Joel.
(b) An angry memory of when Joel hit Trethewey.
(c) A happy memory of her mother dancing at a party.
(d) A suspicious moment when Trethewey thought Joel was stealing from her mother.

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

3. What surprise did Gwendolyn have for Trethewey in 1973?
(a) A new baby brother.
(b) A new house.
(c) She was moving back to Mississippi.
(d) She was getting back together with Trethewey's father.

4. What did Trethewey yell when she woke up from her dream in Part I?
(a) Fire!
(b) No!
(c) I can save you!
(d) Help us!

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

6. WHat was the one reminder of Gwendolyn's father in the house she grew up in?
(a) A charcoal drawing of him.
(b) An oil painting of him.
(c) One of his hats which always hung on a peg.
(d) A photo of him.

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

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

9. What was Trethewey's mother's full name?
(a) Gwendolyn Laura Turnbough.
(b) Gwendolyn Lannie Turnbough.
(c) Gwendolyn Stanley Turnbough.
(d) Gwendolyn Ann Turnbough.

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

11. When was the last time Gwendolyn saw her own father?
(a) When she was 19.
(b) When she was 16.
(c) When she was 5.
(d) When she was 12.

12. What did Trethewey remember Gwendolyn wearing to work during her first years in Atlanta?
(a) A kimono.
(b) A colorful wrap around her hair.
(c) A heavy brass bullet belt.
(d) A short black cocktail dress.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. Where did Trethewey's mother take her at Grant Park as a special treat one weekend?
(a) The amusement park.
(b) The zoo.
(c) The museum.
(d) The carousel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which organization was Trethewey's father once an officer?

2. What job did Gwendolyn hold at the time of her death?

3. What kind of disposition did Trethewey have as a child?

4. Where did Trethewey often go on Saturday outings with her mother in Part II?

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

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