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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 song did Trethewey also associate with a video she saw in school warning against the dangers of drug addiction?
2. Where did Joel show up to see Trethewey shortly after Gwendolyn left him?
3. Why was Joel tried and convicted in 1983?
4. Which Union Army leader did Trethewey admire in grade school?
5. What did Jody tell Trethewey MARTA stood for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Trethewey consider about the medium's words to her after she listened back to the recording of their session?
2. What did Trethewey tell her mother when Gwendolyn told her Joel wanted to adopt her?
3. What did Mrs. Messick tell Trethewey's mother about how she was doing in school?
4. What did Gwendolyn do just weeks before her death that Trethewey revealed in Part IV?
5. What did Gwendolyn write was the impetus for Joel's first death threat against her?
6. Why did Gwendolyn write in her notes that her marriage to Joel had happened in the first place?
7. What did the medium tell Trethewey he was getting a specific strong vibe about?
8. Who did Trethewey confide in about hearing Joel beat her mother, and how did that person react?
9. What did Trethewey go out of her way to avoid in Atlanta when she moved there as an adult?
10. How did Trethewey learn to figure out whether Joel was in the house or not in Part III?
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 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 3
Why did Trethewey decide not to tell her parents the first time children insulted her because she is mixed race? What connection did Trethewey make between this incident and her path to becoming a writer? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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