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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Walker's paternal great-grandmother?
(a) Jennie.
(b) Nicole.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Sharron.

2. How did Walker's paternal grandmother treat Walker in her childhood?
(a) Spoiled her.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Neglected her.
(d) Punished her.

3. Who named Rebecca Walker one of the fifty most influential leaders of her generation?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) Time Magazine.
(d) Newsweek.

4. Where was Rebecca Walker born?
(a) Miami, Florida.
(b) Jackson, Mississippi.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

5. For what novel did Rebecca Walker's mother win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
(a) The Clanging Sound.
(b) The Rough Touch.
(c) The Fishy Smell.
(d) The Color Purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movement was prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasizing racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural institutions?

2. When was the Black Panther Party established?

3. Walker's father believed that his grandmother did not react to people because of having been traumatized where?

4. What show did Walker describe sneaking into her parents' room to watch in Part 1?

5. Where did Walker write of bathing for the last time with her father in Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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