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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Trethewey push back against Joel's violation of her privacy?
(a) She wrote angry things in her diary about him.
(b) She told her mother.
(c) She began playing nasty tricks on him.
(d) She told social services.

2. What did Jody tell Trethewey MARTA stood for?
(a) Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta.
(b) Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.
(c) Making Ants Run Through Airways.
(d) Making Amends Regarding Tall Alleys.

3. Why did Trethewey say so little to the medium as far as small talk?
(a) She thought if she did not say much she might not have to pay him for the session.
(b) She was naturally very shy.
(c) She did not want her friend to think she really believed in the psychic.
(d) She did not want to give away personal information about herself so he could use it to pretend someone was trying to contact her from the afterlife.

4. What dream did Trethewey have recurring by the time she was in fourth grade?
(a) Someone was in her room, but she could not move or speak.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) She was told to go live with her father.
(d) She was buried alive.

5. Who was Trethewey's fifth-grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Mrs. Messick.
(c) Mr. Ardmore.
(d) Mr. Helio.

6. What friend did Trethewey visit the medium with?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Lindel.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Bernice.

7. Which months did the medium say he thought were significant to Trethewey at the beginning of the session?
(a) April and June.
(b) August and September.
(c) March and April.
(d) January and August.

8. What occurred to Trethewey about the medium after she left her session?
(a) He might not have wanted to make contact with her father.
(b) He might have been trying to contact her grandmother.
(c) He might have expected her to tip him.
(d) He may have been mistaking May for June, significant because that was the month in which Gwendolyn died.

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

10. What did Joel make Trethewey do before taking her on drives?
(a) Pack a suitcase.
(b) Eat.
(c) Go the bathroom.
(d) Call her grandmother.

11. Who did the medium tell Trethewey was communicating with him from her family?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandfather.

12. What did Joel tell Gwendolyn he would do if she left him?
(a) Kill her and the kids.
(b) Take all her money.
(c) Move out of state.
(d) Make sure people knew how bad she was.

13. What was Trethewey's favorite afternoon snack when she was a senior in high school?
(a) Cheese and bread.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Cake.
(d) Cookies.

14. What club did Trethewey want to join in Part III in school?
(a) Quill and Scroll.
(b) Cheerleader Club.
(c) Chess Club.
(d) Lock and Key.

15. What happened the year that Trethewey moved to Atlanta with her mother?
(a) Her grandfather died.
(b) The Confederate monument on Stone Mountain was completed.
(c) Her grandmother died.
(d) Aunt Sugar died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase did Trethewey overhear in Part III that she did not understand the meaning of at first?

2. What organization helped Gwendolyn when she was trying to leave Joel?

3. What happened shortly after Trethewey told Gwendolyn about how Joel tormented her?

4. What did Gwendolyn write in her own notes about the reasons she married Joel in the first place?

5. What did Joel do to torment Gwendolyn on a regular basis?

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