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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 show her new friends that was a secret of Joel's in Part III?
(a) His watch.
(b) His wood carvings.
(c) Pornographic magazines.
(d) His flag from the army.

2. What happened to Trethewey when she first set out to start writing about her mother?
(a) She had more dreams about her mother in a few weeks than she had in decades.
(b) She had to take a leave of absence from work.
(c) She had to call her grandmother for comfort.
(d) She talked to her partner about her mother more.

3. Which face is the laughing face in a Janus mask?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Thalia.
(d) Leah.

4. Why did Trethewey stop doing her hair in Part III?
(a) Joel used her hairbrush and left grease and dandruff in it.
(b) Joel told her he would cut if off if it looked like it did.
(c) Joel would not give her money for hair products.
(d) Gwendolyn would not pay for Trethewey to get her hair cut at a salon.

5. Which writer wrote, "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware?"
(a) Martin Buber.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) Emer Friednly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Joel do the year that he finished technical school?

3. What kind of disposition did Trethewey have as a child?

4. Where did Trethewey live with her mother when they would go visit her father in graduate school?

5. What advice did Trethewey's great aunt give her when she was still a child?

(see the answer key)

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