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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 was Gwendolyn's job title in Part III?
2. What did Trethewey fear would happen to Gwendolyn after she talked back to Joel on her behalf in Part III?
3. Which Union Army leader did Trethewey admire in grade school?
4. What happened shortly after Trethewey told Gwendolyn about how Joel tormented her?
5. What is one of the few clues Trethewey had about Gwendolyn's last days?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Joel do that used to make Trethewey sob with fear and anxiety in Part III?
2. How long was it before Trethewey had a chance to read her mother's notes that were taken from her briefcase by the police?
3. What did Trethewey tell her mother when Gwendolyn told her Joel wanted to adopt her?
4. What did Gwendolyn do just weeks before her death that Trethewey revealed in Part IV?
5. What did Gwendolyn write was one of Joel's favorite things to do to torment her?
6. What did Gwendolyn give Trethewey that provided a "crucial outlet" for her (106)?
7. What did Gwendolyn write was the impetus for Joel's first death threat against her?
8. What did Gwendolyn write about the problems between Trethewey and Joel?
9. Why did Gwendolyn decline an invitation to Jimmy Carter's inaugural ball?
10. What did Trethewey consider about the medium's words to her after she listened back to the recording of their session?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What did Trethewey learn from the pages of her mother's notes that were in Gwendolyn's briefcase at the time of Gwendolyn's death in 1985? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why did Trethewey decide not to tell her mother about Joel's torments and psychological abuses of her? What connection did Trethewey make between her decision not to tell her mother and her mother's murder years later? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How did Trethewey react the first time she heard Joel beating her mother? Who did she confide in, and what happened afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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