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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. Which famous mystery books did Trethewey like in Part III?

2. What name did Trethewey use with the medium?

3. What did Trethewey fear would happen to Gwendolyn after she talked back to Joel on her behalf in Part III?

4. What did Trethewey often do when Joel was around at home?

5. Which individual helped Gwendolyn at the Council for Battered Women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Mrs. Messick tell Trethewey's mother about how she was doing in school?

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

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

10. How long was it before Trethewey had a chance to read her mother's notes that were taken from her briefcase by the police?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened to the cassette tape Trethewey unexpectedly found after Gwendolyn's murder that contained her mother's voice? How did Trethewey explain her choice to deliberately try to forget some of her memories from growing up? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What did Trethewey think about her mother's decision to visit a psychic weeks before her death? Why did Trethewey herself decide to visit a medium as an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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