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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What play did Trethewey act the lead in in grade school?
(a) The Reluctant Dragon.
(b) The Smart Hipster.
(c) The Santa Mouse.
(d) The Three Witches.

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

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

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

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

7. What did Joel tell Gwendolyn he would do if she left him?
(a) Make sure people knew how bad she was.
(b) Kill her and the kids.
(c) Move out of state.
(d) Take all her money.

8. What did Trethewey avoid when she moved back to Atlanta as an adult more than a decade after her mother's death?
(a) The park.
(b) The Interstate 285.
(c) The zoo.
(d) Ice cream.

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

10. What was the first thing the medium did when Trethewey and her friend got there?
(a) Ask for them to pay him.
(b) Ask for them to come out on the balcony.
(c) Offer to make them tea.
(d) Offer to get them an alcoholic drink.

11. What club did Trethewey want to join in Part III in school?
(a) Lock and Key.
(b) Chess Club.
(c) Cheerleader Club.
(d) Quill and Scroll.

12. What did Trethewey show her new friends that was a secret of Joel's in Part III?
(a) His watch.
(b) His wood carvings.
(c) His flag from the army.
(d) Pornographic magazines.

13. Why was Joel tried and convicted in 1983?
(a) He tried to kill Gwendolyn.
(b) He stole a car.
(c) He robbed a bank.
(d) He skipped bail.

14. What did Gwendolyn write in her own notes about the reasons she married Joel in the first place?
(a) A combination of emotional blackmail, physical threats, and intimidation.
(b) She was feeling vulnerable.
(c) Financial difficulties.
(d) She was young and thought she could change Joel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What letters did the medium write on his notepad in front of Trethewey?

2. Who did the medium tell Trethewey was communicating with him from her family?

3. What song did Trethewey also associate with a video she saw in school warning against the dangers of drug addiction?

4. Which individual helped Gwendolyn at the Council for Battered Women?

5. What did Trethewey's new friend Wendy's father do for a living?

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