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