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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 Joel do to torment Gwendolyn on a regular basis?

2. Which months did the medium say he thought were significant to Trethewey at the beginning of the session?

3. What was Gwendolyn's job title in Part III?

4. What did Trethewey show her new friends that was a secret of Joel's in Part III?

5. What dream did Trethewey have recurring by the time she was in fourth grade?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Trethewey wonder about what might have changed the course of hers and her mother's lives in Part III?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which extended family members of Trethewey's were most influential in her early life and upbringing, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do the few objects Trethewey kept after her mother's death - the belt made of bullets, the dieffenbachia plant, and a few books - say about her relationship with and feelings about her mother? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the sources of Trethewey's anxiety in childhood, and what were some of her coping mechanisms for anxiety? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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