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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 organization helped Gwendolyn when she was trying to leave Joel?
2. What did Joel do the year that he finished technical school?
3. What did Joel tell Gwendolyn he would do if she left him?
4. What did Trethewey fear would happen to Gwendolyn after she talked back to Joel on her behalf in Part III?
5. Who came to visit Trethewey and her family for Thanksgiving in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Gwendolyn write was one of Joel's favorite things to do to torment her?
2. What did Gwendolyn write about the problems between Trethewey and Joel?
3. What did Trethewey go out of her way to avoid in Atlanta when she moved there as an adult?
4. How long was it before Trethewey had a chance to read her mother's notes that were taken from her briefcase by the police?
5. Who did Trethewey confide in about hearing Joel beat her mother, and how did that person react?
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 does Trethewey wonder about what might have changed the course of hers and her mother's lives in Part III?
9. What did the medium tell Trethewey he was getting a specific strong vibe about?
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
Write an essay exploring how and when Trethewey became aware of her status and difficulties as a mixed-race child in the American South in the 1960s and 1970s, citing specific references to the text to help support 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
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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