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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 Trethewey hear her mother telling Joel about the idea of him adopting her?

2. What happened the year that Trethewey moved to Atlanta with her mother?

3. Who came to visit Trethewey and her family for Thanksgiving in Part III?

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

5. Who was Trethewey's fifth-grade teacher?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Joel do that used to make Trethewey sob with fear and anxiety in Part III?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did the various people, from the police to the owners of Gwendolyn's apartment, treat Trethewey in the immediate aftermath of her mother's death in 1985? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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