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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 159 - 212).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did Trethewey use with the medium?
(a) Betty.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Sally.
(d) Lorna.

2. What was Gwendolyn's job title in Part III?
(a) Manager, Atlanta Public Library.
(b) Manager, Macy's.
(c) Personnel Director, Georgia Retardation Center.
(d) Personnel Director, Rapid Transit Authority.

3. What did some of the staff at the family shelter say to Gwendolyn when she first got there with her children?
(a) She looked like she needed to eat.
(b) She made more money than they did.
(c) She looked to young to be there.
(d) She would need to move out as soon as possible.

4. What did Joel do the year that he finished technical school?
(a) Divorced Gwendolyn.
(b) Started his own HVAC business.
(c) Moved to Mississippi.
(d) Got arrested for drug possession.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which great-grandmother does Trethewey write about in Part I?

2. Which face is the laughing face in a Janus mask?

3. What is the name of the school Trethewey attended in fifth grade?

4. What does Trethewey believe one needs to do to be able to survive trauma?

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

(see the answer key)

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