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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Trethewey find five years after her mother's death?
(a) A box of uncashed checks from her mother's job.
(b) A box of pictures of her with Trethewey's father.
(c) A cassette tape of her voice.
(d) A set of architectural plans she had made for a house she wanted to build herself.

2. Which Union Army leader did Trethewey admire in grade school?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Robert E. Lee.
(c) Stonewall Jackson.
(d) William Tecumseh Sherman.

3. What did Gwendolyn write in her own notes about the reasons she married Joel in the first place?
(a) She was young and thought she could change Joel.
(b) She was feeling vulnerable.
(c) Financial difficulties.
(d) A combination of emotional blackmail, physical threats, and intimidation.

4. What did Joel want to do in Part III that Trethewey was dead set against?
(a) Divorce her mother.
(b) Move.
(c) Have another child with her mother.
(d) Adopt her.

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

6. When was Joel's first attempt to kill Gwendolyn?
(a) Easter, 1983.
(b) Thanksgiving, 1984.
(c) Valentine's Day 1984.
(d) Gwendolyn's birthday, 1983.

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

8. What did Joel do to torment Gwendolyn on a regular basis?
(a) Called her friends to say embarrassing things.
(b) Called her mother to threaten her.
(c) Told her he would kick Trethewey out of the house.
(d) Woke her up in the middle of the night for "discussions."

9. What happened shortly after Trethewey told Gwendolyn about how Joel tormented her?
(a) Gwendolyn sent Trethewey to live with her father.
(b) Gwendolyn put her plan in place to leave Joel.
(c) Gwendolyn sent Trethewey to live with her grandmother.
(d) Gwendolyn told Trethewey she needed to get a job.

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

11. What was the first thing Trethewey noticed about the medium?
(a) He moved with a limp.
(b) He was very old.
(c) He was very young.
(d) He had a British accent.

12. What holiday song makes Trethewey feel both joy and grief that she associates with her mother?
(a) Feliz Navidad.
(b) This Christmas.
(c) All I Want for Christmas is You.
(d) White Christmas.

13. What does Trethewey still think may have changed the way things ended with Joel and her mother?
(a) If she had told her father about how Joel tormented her.
(b) If she had told her mother to get a divorce.
(c) If she had told her mother about the way Joel tormented her.
(d) If she had told her grandmother about Joel's abuse.

14. Why was Joel tried and convicted in 1983?
(a) He skipped bail.
(b) He stole a car.
(c) He tried to kill Gwendolyn.
(d) He robbed a bank.

15. What did Joel do to violate Trethewey's privacy in Part III?
(a) Came into her room without knocking.
(b) Barged in on her in the shower.
(c) Listened in on her phone calls.
(d) Read her diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Trethewey's friend Jody's sister?

2. In what month did Gwendolyn's divorce from Joel become final?

3. What did Joel do the year that he finished technical school?

4. What did Gwendolyn get for Trethewey that empowered her at the beginning in Part III?

5. What was one way Trethewey thought the medium might try to find information about her?

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