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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. Where was Trethewey born?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

2. WHat did the Ku Klux Klan do to terrorize Trethewey's grandmother in the 1960s?
(a) Followed her in their trucks.
(b) Hung a noose in her tree.
(c) Shot at her house.
(d) Burned a cross in her driveway.

3. Which group of people did Trethewey's grandmother house in the 1960s, which raised the ire of the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) The Quakers.
(b) The Jehovah's Witnesses.
(c) The Revers.
(d) The Mennonites.

4. Where did Trethewey's grandmother tell her she still felt pain sometimes after Gwendolyn was dead?
(a) Her own navel.
(b) Her ankle.
(c) Her wrist.
(d) Her forehead.

5. 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 talked to her partner about her mother more.
(c) She had to take a leave of absence from work.
(d) She had to call her grandmother for comfort.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Trethewey see on her mother's face in her dream in Part I that related to her mother's death?

2. What grade was Trethewey in the first time she heard her mother being beaten?

3. Where did Trethewey go on vacation with her parents in Part I?

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

5. Who did Trethewey confide in about her mother being abused by Joel in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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