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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What boy did Walker date while at summer camp in Part 8?
(a) Bobby.
(b) John.
(c) Richard.
(d) Aaron.

3. Where did Walker write of bathing for the last time with her father in Part 3?
(a) In the sink.
(b) In the tub.
(c) In the jacuzzi.
(d) In the pool.

4. After how many nights did Alice Walker leave Washington, D.C. in Part 5?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. What were state and local laws in the United States which mandated racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans?
(a) Jim Crow laws.
(b) Seperation of Chuch and State.
(c) Murphy's law.
(d) Roe vs. Wade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group describes itself as "a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities"?

2. Whenever Alice and Rebecca Walker would have moments of strive in Part 10, what would her mother do?

3. What neighborhood boy did Walker develop feelings for in San Francisco in Part 6?

4. How many children did Walker's uncle Bobby have?

5. What does Walker describe as an illusive part of herself which exists higher than intellect?

(see the answer key)

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