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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 song became Trethewey's anthem in Part III?
(a) I Will Survive.
(b) Dream a Little Dream of Me.
(c) I am Woman.
(d) The Impossible Dream.

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

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

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

5. Who was Trethewey's friend Jody's sister?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Claire.
(d) Wendy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what month did Gwendolyn's divorce from Joel become final?

3. Who was Trethewey's fifth-grade teacher?

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

5. What was one way Trethewey thought the medium might try to find information about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Gwendolyn write in her notes that her marriage to Joel had happened in the first place?

2. What did the medium tell Trethewey he was getting a specific strong vibe about?

3. What happened after Trethewey's "rational mind" took over when considering what the medium had told her (129)?

4. What did Joel do that used to make Trethewey sob with fear and anxiety in Part III?

5. In what way was Trethewey careful about how she answered the medium's questions?

6. What did Gwendolyn write about the problems between Trethewey and Joel?

7. What was Trethewey's first impression of the medium she visited?

8. What did Gwendolyn write was one of Joel's favorite things to do to torment her?

9. What news did Trethewey share with Gwendolyn and Joel that prompted Gwendolyn to stand up for her?

10. Why did Gwendolyn admonish Trethewey about her hair in Part III?

(see the answer keys)

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