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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. Where did Joel show up to see Trethewey shortly after Gwendolyn left him?
2. What did Joel do to violate Trethewey's privacy in Part III?
3. What song did Trethewey also associate with a video she saw in school warning against the dangers of drug addiction?
4. What did Gwendolyn get for Trethewey that empowered her at the beginning in Part III?
5. What organization helped Gwendolyn when she was trying to leave Joel?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way was Trethewey careful about how she answered the medium's questions?
2. What was Trethewey's first impression of the medium she visited?
3. What news did Trethewey share with Gwendolyn and Joel that prompted Gwendolyn to stand up for her?
4. Why did Gwendolyn decline an invitation to Jimmy Carter's inaugural ball?
5. Who did Trethewey confide in about hearing Joel beat her mother, and how did that person react?
6. What did Gwendolyn give Trethewey that provided a "crucial outlet" for her (106)?
7. What did Gwendolyn write was one of Joel's favorite things to do to torment her?
8. Why did Gwendolyn write in her notes that her marriage to Joel had happened in the first place?
9. What did Gwendolyn write about the problems between Trethewey and Joel?
10. What did Trethewey consider about the medium's words to her after she listened back to the recording of their session?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How and when did Trethewey become aware that her parents are separating? What were her feelings around the separation at that time? Write an essay explaining 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
Why did Trethewey decide not to tell her mother about Joel's torments and psychological abuses of her? What connection did Trethewey make between her decision not to tell her mother and her mother's murder years later? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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