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

2. What did Trethewey hallucinate home from school with a high fever one day?
(a) That filth fell onto her from her ceiling.
(b) That her father died.
(c) That her mother died.
(d) That Joel died.

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

4. What was one way Trethewey thought the medium might try to find information about her?
(a) Following her secretly.
(b) Reading her facial expressions.
(c) Calling her family and asking questions.
(d) Searching her name online.

5. What grade was Trethewey in the first time she heard her mother being beaten?
(a) Third.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Second.
(d) Fifth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Trethewey go to therapy with Joel before she realized she wanted to end the marriage?

2. What is one of the few clues Trethewey had about Gwendolyn's last days?

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

4. What did Trethewey find five years after her mother's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Gwendolyn write was the impetus for Joel's first death threat against her?

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

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

5. Why did Gwendolyn decline an invitation to Jimmy Carter's inaugural ball?

6. How long was it before Trethewey had a chance to read her mother's notes that were taken from her briefcase by the police?

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

8. Who did Trethewey confide in about hearing Joel beat her mother, and how did that person react?

9. What did Gwendolyn write was the result of her marriage counseling for her?

10. What did Gwendolyn do just weeks before her death that Trethewey revealed in Part IV?

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