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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurred to Trethewey about the medium after she left her session?

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

3. Why did Trethewey decide to go to a medium herself in Part IV?

4. What did Joel tell Gwendolyn he would do if she left him?

5. Which months did the medium say he thought were significant to Trethewey at the beginning of the session?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Gwendolyn write in her notes that her marriage to Joel had happened in the first place?

2. What was Trethewey's first impression of the medium she visited?

3. What did Trethewey tell her mother when Gwendolyn told her Joel wanted to adopt her?

4. How did Trethewey learn to figure out whether Joel was in the house or not in Part III?

5. What did Gwendolyn write was the result of her marriage counseling for her?

6. What happened after Gwendolyn told Joel Trethewey knew he was beating her?

7. What did Joel do that used to make Trethewey sob with fear and anxiety in Part III?

8. What does Trethewey wonder about what might have changed the course of hers and her mother's lives in Part III?

9. Why did Gwendolyn admonish Trethewey about her hair in Part III?

10. What did Gwendolyn write was one of Joel's favorite things to do to torment her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Trethewey think about her mother's decision to visit a psychic weeks before her death? Why did Trethewey herself decide to visit a medium as an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why did Trethewey decide not to tell her parents the first time children insulted her because she is mixed race? What connection did Trethewey make between this incident and her path to becoming a writer? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How and when did Trethewey become aware that her parents are separating? What were her feelings around the separation at that time? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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