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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which president does Trethewey remember seeing on television in disgrace in Part III?
(a) Bush.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Clinton.

2. What did some of the staff at the family shelter say to Gwendolyn when she first got there with her children?
(a) She made more money than they did.
(b) She would need to move out as soon as possible.
(c) She looked like she needed to eat.
(d) She looked to young to be there.

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

4. What did Jody tell Trethewey MARTA stood for?
(a) Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta.
(b) Making Amends Regarding Tall Alleys.
(c) Making Ants Run Through Airways.
(d) Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.

5. What imaginary name did Trethewey give to herself in Part III?
(a) Princess Belle.
(b) Princess Ariel.
(c) Princess Leilani.
(d) Princess Moana.

6. What did Joel do to torment Gwendolyn on a regular basis?
(a) Told her he would kick Trethewey out of the house.
(b) Called her friends to say embarrassing things.
(c) Woke her up in the middle of the night for "discussions."
(d) Called her mother to threaten her.

7. What was Gwendolyn's job title in Part III?
(a) Personnel Director, Georgia Retardation Center.
(b) Personnel Director, Rapid Transit Authority.
(c) Manager, Atlanta Public Library.
(d) Manager, Macy's.

8. When was Joel's first attempt to kill Gwendolyn?
(a) Valentine's Day 1984.
(b) Gwendolyn's birthday, 1983.
(c) Thanksgiving, 1984.
(d) Easter, 1983.

9. Which of the following was one of Trethewey's biggest fears?
(a) Being embarrassed in class.
(b) Being broke.
(c) Being buried alive.
(d) Being left by her father.

10. What is one of the few clues Trethewey had about Gwendolyn's last days?
(a) She called Trethewey's half-brother before she died.
(b) She visited a psychic some weeks before her death.
(c) She called Trethewey's grandmother right before she died.
(d) She visited her best friend the day before her death.

11. When did Trethewey's father die?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2012.

12. What did Gwendolyn tell Trethewey to do the day they were going to move out and she left Joel?
(a) To meet her at the shelter later that day.
(b) To put everything she wanted to take at the front of her closet and stacked on her dresser.
(c) To skip school.
(d) To meet her around the corner from the hotel.

13. What did Joel want to do in Part III that Trethewey was dead set against?
(a) Divorce her mother.
(b) Adopt her.
(c) Move.
(d) Have another child with her mother.

14. Who came to visit Trethewey and her family for Thanksgiving in Part III?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her Aunt Sugar.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her half-sister.

15. What did Gwendolyn tell Joel when he protested to Trethewey wanted to join a club in school?
(a) Trethewey would not join the club.
(b) Trethewey would do whatever she wanted.
(c) Trethewey would ask her father's permission before joining the club.
(d) Trethewey would join the club if she could pay for the fees herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joel tell his therapist years later about coming to see Tretheway in Part IV?

2. What was the first thing the medium did when Trethewey and her friend got there?

3. Why was Joel tried and convicted in 1983?

4. What phrase did Trethewey overhear in Part III that she did not understand the meaning of at first?

5. What did Trethewey hallucinate home from school with a high fever one day?

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