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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first thing Trethewey noticed about the medium?
(a) He was very young.
(b) He had a British accent.
(c) He moved with a limp.
(d) He was very old.

2. What are the two things Trethewey knew about Abraham Lincoln in elementary school?
(a) The theater and the Civil War.
(b) The Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) The Civil War and The Gettysburg Address.
(d) The Emancipation Proclamation and John Wilkes Booth.

3. What was Trethewey's favorite afternoon snack when she was a senior in high school?
(a) Cake.
(b) Cheese and bread.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Cookies.

4. What letters did the medium write on his notepad in front of Trethewey?
(a) NA.
(b) BF.
(c) BA.
(d) WF.

5. What did Joel tell his therapist years later about coming to see Tretheway in Part IV?
(a) He did not remember going to see her that night.
(b) He wanted to see her one last time before he killed himself.
(c) He wanted to kill her then, but she spoke kindly to him, so he did not.
(d) He wanted to pass a message to her mother through her.

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

7. Who was Trethewey's fifth-grade teacher?
(a) Mr. Helio.
(b) Mr. Ardmore.
(c) Mrs. Messick.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

8. How long did Trethewey go to therapy with Joel before she realized she wanted to end the marriage?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two months.

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

10. What organization helped Gwendolyn when she was trying to leave Joel?
(a) The Council for Battered Women.
(b) The Women Helping Women Center.
(c) The Black Women's Initiative.
(d) The Women's Resource Center.

11. Why did Trethewey decide to go to a medium herself in Part IV?
(a) She went with a friend of hers for moral support.
(b) She wanted to hear about her own future.
(c) She wanted to prove that the medium was a fraud.
(d) She wanted to get some idea of what her mother experienced herself with a psychic, and she wanted to see if her mother would contact her.

12. Where did Joel show up to see Trethewey shortly after Gwendolyn left him?
(a) At the women's shelter.
(b) A football game where Trethewey was cheerleading.
(c) At the library.
(d) At Trethewey's after-school job.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gwendolyn tell Joel when he protested to Trethewey wanted to join a club in school?

2. Which months did the medium say he thought were significant to Trethewey at the beginning of the session?

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

4. What did Trethewey use to mark her path home from the creek and golf course?

5. Which famous mystery books did Trethewey like in Part III?

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