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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Walker's father believed that his grandmother did not react to people because of having been traumatized where?
(a) London, England.
(b) Communist Russia.
(c) Nazi Germany.
(d) Warsaw, Poland.

2. To whom did Rebecca Walker write letters in Part 2 in addition to her babysitter?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

3. When was Walker first teased for not being "black enough" in Part 2?
(a) Summer school.
(b) High school.
(c) Elementary school.
(d) Junior high school.

4. In what year did Rebecca Walker's parents marry?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1958.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What belief did Walker's parents reject, as described in Part 2?

2. How did Walker react to her parents' fighting in Part 2?

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

4. How did Rebecca Walker's paternal grandmother treat Walker's mother?

5. Who did Walker credit with having taught her to "fit in" in Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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