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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 83 - 114).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Trethewey remember Gwendolyn wearing to work during her first years in Atlanta?
(a) A kimono.
(b) A short black cocktail dress.
(c) A colorful wrap around her hair.
(d) A heavy brass bullet belt.

2. When was the last time Gwendolyn saw her own father?
(a) When she was 16.
(b) When she was 12.
(c) When she was 5.
(d) When she was 19.

3. Where did Trethewey and her mother move after her parents separated?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Biloxi.
(d) Miami.

4. What did Joel tell Trethewey was the reason his feet were deformed?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) An accident in school.
(c) An injury from his father.
(d) A birth defect.

5. What name did Trethewey's father assign her in the short stories he wrote?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Ilias.
(c) Athena.
(d) Cassandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some children call Trethewey during a visit to New Orleans that was her first real experience of racism from other children?

2. Where did Trethewey's mother take her at Grant Park as a special treat one weekend?

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

4. What nightmare did Trethewey have shortly after moving to Atlanta?

5. Which president does Trethewey remember seeing on television in disgrace in Part III?

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