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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 40).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the street Gwendolyn lived on when she was killed?
(a) Memorial Drive.
(b) Stone Cold Drive.
(c) Lakelane Drive.
(d) Wysteria Drive.

2. What was unusual about the plant Trethewey took from her mother's apartment after her death?
(a) It had one gorgeous pink flower.
(b) It had properties that could cause hallucinations.
(c) It had sap that was toxic and could render someone temporarily mute.
(d) It had properties that could heal burns.

3. What John Banville Book does Trethewey begin the book with a quote from?
(a) The Starlight.
(b) The Sea.
(c) The Fisher.
(d) The Stallion.

4. What did Trethewey yell when she woke up from her dream in Part I?
(a) No!
(b) Help us!
(c) I can save you!
(d) Fire!

5. Which Supreme Court case ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional?
(a) Regis v. Florida.
(b) Loving v. Virginia.
(c) Scott v. North Carolina.
(d) Stoker v. Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did Trethewey's father buy to drive the family on vacation in Part I?

2. Where was Trethewey born?

3. What name did Trethewey's father assign her in the short stories he wrote?

4. How does hindsight make Trethewey see her mother's last portrait?

5. What job did Gwendolyn hold at the time of her death?

(see the answer key)

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