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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Joel tell Trethewey was the reason his feet were deformed?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) An injury from his father.
(c) An accident in school.
(d) A birth defect.

2. What was unusual about the plant Trethewey took from her mother's apartment after her death?
(a) It had properties that could cause hallucinations.
(b) It had properties that could heal burns.
(c) It had one gorgeous pink flower.
(d) It had sap that was toxic and could render someone temporarily mute.

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

4. Which aunt's and uncle's house was separated from Trethewey's by the highway?
(a) Lorna and Barry.
(b) Lizzie and Son.
(c) Hattie and Ron.
(d) Sally and Bub.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Trethewey walking with her mother in her dream in Part I?

2. What did Trethewey yell when she woke up from her dream in Part I?

3. What kind of car did Trethewey's father buy to drive the family on vacation in Part I?

4. Which great-grandmother does Trethewey write about in Part I?

5. Where was Trethewey born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Trethewey's parents travel to Ohio to elope in 1965?

2. What does the photograph from May 1974 make plain to Trethewey when she looks at it now?

3. Why did Gwendolyn not see her father after about age 16?

4. What did Trethewey want more than anything after moving to Atlanta?

5. What was Trethewey's last image of her mother while her mother was living?

6. When and where did Trethewey first encounter racism from other children?

7. What image did Trethewey keep in her head from the first day after her mother's death?

8. Why did Trethewey's father encourage her to become a writer?

9. What did Trethewey begin to notice when she was out as a child with each of her parents?

10. Why did it take longer than it might have for Trethewey to realize her father and mother had separated?

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