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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 is a strange feature of the last formal portrait of Gwendolyn?
(a) A double-negative which makes Gwendolyn look like there are two of her.
(b) A corner of light just behind Gwendolyn's head.
(c) A streak of red at Gwendolyn's shoulder.
(d) A star fading in the night sky behind Gwendolyn.

2. What was the last image Trethewey had of her mother before Gwendolyn's death?
(a) A photo her father took.
(b) A painting by a friend.
(c) A photo her younger brother took.
(d) A formal portrait.

3. How long after Gwendolyn's death did Trethewey go back to the place she was murdered?
(a) Almost 10 years.
(b) Almost 20 years.
(c) Almost 15 years.
(d) Almost 30 years.

4. Which great-aunt did Trethewey spend much time with as a child?
(a) Aunt Spiker.
(b) Aunt Simone.
(c) Aunt Rita.
(d) Aunt Sugar.

5. What did Trethewey call the man Gwendolyn brought home for her to meet in Part II?
(a) Mitch.
(b) Bub.
(c) James.
(d) Big Joe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Joel tell Trethewey was the reason his feet were deformed?

3. What kind of plant did Trethewey take from Gwendolyn's apartment in Part I after she was killed?

4. What was the name of Trethewey's grandmother's mother-in-law?

5. Which of the following images did Trethewey remember seeing the morning after her mother's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What monument was very close to the apartment where Trethewey's mother was killed?

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

3. What was unusual about the plant Trethewey saved after her mother's death?

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

5. What is one thing Trethewey remembered her mother doing to their apartment in Atlanta to try to make her feel more at home?

6. How long after her mother's death did Trethewey go back to the site of her murder, and why?

7. What nightmare did Trethewey have shortly after moving to Atlanta?

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

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

10. What question did Trethewey's mother ask her in her dream in Part I?

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