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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 119 - 157).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Joel tell his therapist years later about coming to see Tretheway in Part IV?
(a) He wanted to see her one last time before he killed himself.
(b) He wanted to kill her then, but she spoke kindly to him, so he did not.
(c) He did not remember going to see her that night.
(d) He wanted to pass a message to her mother through her.

2. Where is Trethewey's distinctive birthmark?
(a) Her abdomen.
(b) Her right cheek.
(c) The back of her thigh.
(d) Her inner elbow.

3. Where did Trethewey live with her mother when they would go visit her father in graduate school?
(a) Biloxi. Mississippi.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Savannah, Georgia.
(d) Gulfport, Mississippi.

4. What did Trethewey call the man Gwendolyn brought home for her to meet in Part II?
(a) Big Joe.
(b) Mitch.
(c) Bub.
(d) James.

5. What is a strange feature of the last formal portrait of Gwendolyn?
(a) A streak of red at Gwendolyn's shoulder.
(b) A double-negative which makes Gwendolyn look like there are two of her.
(c) A star fading in the night sky behind Gwendolyn.
(d) A corner of light just behind Gwendolyn's head.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which famous mystery books did Trethewey like in Part III?

3. What years did Trethewey try to forget as much about as she could?

4. What was Trethewey's favorite afternoon snack when she was a senior in high school?

5. Where was Trethewey born?

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