Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey
  • 1. What is the main theme of 'Memorial Drive'?
A) War and conflict
B) Nature and environment
C) Loss and memory
D) Love and romance
  • 2. Who is the author of 'Memorial Drive'?
A) Natasha Trethewey
B) Rita Dove
C) Toni Morrison
D) Maya Angelou
  • 3. What significant event does 'Memorial Drive' center around?
A) The murder of Trethewey's mother
B) A personal achievement
C) The author's childhood
D) A historical event
  • 4. What role does history play in 'Memorial Drive'?
A) A source of conflict
B) A backdrop for personal narrative
C) It is largely absent
D) The focus of the book
  • 5. What does Trethewey hope to achieve through her writing in 'Memorial Drive'?
A) Political change
B) Financial success
C) Fame and recognition
D) Understanding and healing
  • 6. In the book, how does Trethewey describe her childhood?
A) With both nostalgia and pain
B) Only negatively
C) As unremarkable
D) Only positively
  • 7. What impact did Trethewey's mother's death have on her?
A) It made her resentful
B) It led her to abandon writing
C) It shaped her identity and work
D) It had no impact
  • 8. What overarching message does Trethewey convey?
A) Success comes from ignoring the past
B) The importance of memory in understanding loss
C) History should be forgotten
D) Isolation is key to healing
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