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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 state did Trethewey's parents get married in?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Georgia.

2. Which aunt's and uncle's house was separated from Trethewey's by the highway?
(a) Lorna and Barry.
(b) Hattie and Ron.
(c) Lizzie and Son.
(d) Sally and Bub.

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

4. Where was Trethewey walking with her mother in her dream in Part I?
(a) Their old yard.
(b) The park in Mississippi.
(c) An oval track.
(d) The park in New Orleans.

5. How did Trethewey's parents meet?
(a) In a college literature course.
(b) They were both interning for the same congressman.
(c) They were neighbors.
(d) On a protest together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous monument was in sight of the apartment Gwendolyn lived in when she was killed?

2. Where did Trethewey take long walks with her father?

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

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

5. What protest did Trethewey's grandmother join in 1963?

(see the answer key)

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