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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. When did Trethewey's father die?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2005.

2. Why did Trethewey decide to go to a medium herself in Part IV?
(a) She wanted to hear about her own future.
(b) She wanted to prove that the medium was a fraud.
(c) She went with a friend of hers for moral support.
(d) She wanted to get some idea of what her mother experienced herself with a psychic, and she wanted to see if her mother would contact her.

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

4. What phrase did Trethewey overhear in Part III that she did not understand the meaning of at first?
(a) White flight.
(b) Racism.
(c) Subdivison.
(d) Mortgage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joel tell his therapist years later about coming to see Tretheway in Part IV?

2. Who was Trethewey's friend Jody's sister?

3. What organization helped Gwendolyn when she was trying to leave Joel?

4. What club did Trethewey want to join in Part III in school?

5. What grade was Trethewey in the first time she heard her mother being beaten?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Trethewey learn to figure out whether Joel was in the house or not in Part III?

2. What happened after Gwendolyn told Joel Trethewey knew he was beating her?

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

4. What did Gwendolyn give Trethewey that provided a "crucial outlet" for her (106)?

5. What did Trethewey consider about the medium's words to her after she listened back to the recording of their session?

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

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

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

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

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

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