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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 Gwendolyn tell Joel when he protested to Trethewey wanted to join a club in school?
2. Who did the medium tell Trethewey was communicating with him from her family?
3. What organization helped Gwendolyn when she was trying to leave Joel?
4. What dream did Trethewey have recurring by the time she was in fourth grade?
5. What did Joel make Trethewey do before taking her on drives?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Mrs. Messick tell Trethewey's mother about how she was doing in school?
2. What did Joel do that used to make Trethewey sob with fear and anxiety in Part III?
3. How did Trethewey learn to figure out whether Joel was in the house or not in Part III?
4. What did Trethewey consider about the medium's words to her after she listened back to the recording of their session?
5. What did Trethewey go out of her way to avoid in Atlanta when she moved there as an adult?
6. What did Gwendolyn give Trethewey that provided a "crucial outlet" for her (106)?
7. What did the medium tell Trethewey he was getting a specific strong vibe about?
8. What did Gwendolyn write was one of Joel's favorite things to do to torment her?
9. Why did Gwendolyn write in her notes that her marriage to Joel had happened in the first place?
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
What were Trethewey's mother's and grandmother's experiences with the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
In what specific instances and/or timeframes did Threthewey cast doubt on the accuracy of her own memories throughout the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How did Trethewey's handling of the revelation that Joel read her diary relate to her later decision to become a professional writer? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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