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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gwendolyn bring home as a reward for Trethewey's good grades in Part II?
(a) A new book.
(b) A doll.
(c) New clothes.
(d) Chocolate.

2. How does hindsight make Trethewey see her mother's last portrait?
(a) In a way that brings out anger in Trethewey.
(b) In a way that brings out a peaceful feeling in Trethewey.
(c) In a hopeful way.
(d) In a gloomy way.

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

4. What did Joel tell Trethewey was the reason his feet were deformed?
(a) An injury from his father.
(b) A birth defect.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) An accident in school.

5. In what year was Trethewey born?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1982.

6. What was the name of the man Gwendolyn brought home to meet Trethewey in Part II?
(a) Gem.
(b) Robert.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Joel.

7. WHat was the one reminder of Gwendolyn's father in the house she grew up in?
(a) One of his hats which always hung on a peg.
(b) An oil painting of him.
(c) A photo of him.
(d) A charcoal drawing of him.

8. What moment from Part II did Trethewey recall at her mother's funeral?
(a) A happy memory of her mother dancing at a party.
(b) A sad memory of her mother fighting with Joel.
(c) An angry memory of when Joel hit Trethewey.
(d) A suspicious moment when Trethewey thought Joel was stealing from her mother.

9. Which magazine published pictures of Emmett Till after his brutal death in 1955?
(a) Jet.
(b) Black Quarterly.
(c) Fusion.
(d) Ebony.

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

11. What job did Gwendolyn hold at the time of her death?
(a) Personnel director for human resources at the county mental health agency.
(b) Court reporter.
(c) Legal clerk.
(d) Accountant.

12. What word did Trethewey's father use to refer to her in one of his poems?
(a) Crossbreed.
(b) Zebra.
(c) Octaroon.
(d) Puzzle.

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

14. What protest did Trethewey's grandmother join in 1963?
(a) A protest led by Black citizens in Biloxi to highlight Black peoples' right to use public beaches.
(b) A protest led by Black citizens in Biloxi to push for equal voting rights.
(c) A bus boycott in Biloxi to protest for equal treatment for Blacks on public transportation.
(d) A supermarket protest in Biloxi to protest for equal treatment for Blacks in shops and restaurants.

15. In what year was Trethewey's mother born?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which university did Trethewey's father attend for graduate school?

2. What is a strange feature of the last formal portrait of Gwendolyn?

3. What was the name of the street Gwendolyn lived on when she was killed?

4. How did Trethewey's parents meet?

5. What zodiac sign was Gwendolyn?

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