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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did some of the staff at the family shelter say to Gwendolyn when she first got there with her children?
2. What did Trethewey find five years after her mother's death?
3. Where did Joel show up to see Trethewey shortly after Gwendolyn left him?
4. What occurred to Trethewey about the medium after she left her session?
5. Which president does Trethewey remember seeing on television in disgrace in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Trethewey go out of her way to avoid in Atlanta when she moved there as an adult?
2. What did Mrs. Messick tell Trethewey's mother about how she was doing in school?
3. How long was it before Trethewey had a chance to read her mother's notes that were taken from her briefcase by the police?
4. What happened after Gwendolyn told Joel Trethewey knew he was beating her?
5. What did Trethewey tell her mother when Gwendolyn told her Joel wanted to adopt her?
6. What news did Trethewey share with Gwendolyn and Joel that prompted Gwendolyn to stand up for her?
7. What did Gwendolyn give Trethewey that provided a "crucial outlet" for her (106)?
8. What did Gwendolyn do just weeks before her death that Trethewey revealed in Part IV?
9. In what way was Trethewey careful about how she answered the medium's questions?
10. What was Trethewey's first impression of the medium she visited?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring how and when Trethewey became aware of her status and difficulties as a mixed-race child in the American South in the 1960s and 1970s, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What did Trethewey learn from the pages of her mother's notes that were in Gwendolyn's briefcase at the time of Gwendolyn's death in 1985? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Which extended family members of Trethewey's were most influential in her early life and upbringing, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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