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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did Trethewey use with the medium?
(a) Betty.
(b) Sally.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Lorna.

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

3. What song did Trethewey also associate with a video she saw in school warning against the dangers of drug addiction?
(a) Lean on Me.
(b) Wistful.
(c) Stand by Me.
(d) Blue Moon.

4. What happened the year that Trethewey moved to Atlanta with her mother?
(a) Her grandfather died.
(b) The Confederate monument on Stone Mountain was completed.
(c) Aunt Sugar died.
(d) Her grandmother died.

5. What did Joel make Trethewey do before taking her on drives?
(a) Pack a suitcase.
(b) Go the bathroom.
(c) Call her grandmother.
(d) Eat.

6. When did Gwendolyn start doing more things socially and for herself?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1976.

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

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

9. Which famous mystery books did Trethewey like in Part III?
(a) The Hardy Boys.
(b) Nancy Drew.
(c) Encyclopedia Brown.
(d) Midsummer Murders.

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

11. What did Trethewey's new friend Wendy's father do for a living?
(a) Landscaper.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Pilot.
(d) Lawyer.

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

13. In what month did Gwendolyn's divorce from Joel become final?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) July.
(d) September.

14. What does Trethewey still think may have changed the way things ended with Joel and her mother?
(a) If she had told her mother about the way Joel tormented her.
(b) If she had told her father about how Joel tormented her.
(c) If she had told her grandmother about Joel's abuse.
(d) If she had told her mother to get a divorce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joel do the year that he finished technical school?

2. What did Joel do to violate Trethewey's privacy in Part III?

3. What did Trethewey fear would happen to Gwendolyn after she talked back to Joel on her behalf in Part III?

4. Why did Trethewey decide to go to a medium herself in Part IV?

5. What month did the medium ask Trethewey about the significance of towards the end of their session?

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