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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Walker writes in Part 3 that her favorite uncle was not afraid to do what, as opposed to the rest of her Jewish family?
(a) Go camping.
(b) Speak to her.
(c) Go hunting.
(d) Touch her.

2. 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) Seperation of Chuch and State.
(b) Roe vs. Wade.
(c) Jim Crow laws.
(d) Murphy's law.

3. Walker's paternal grandmother gave her a generous allowance for what?
(a) Roller skates.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Television.
(d) A hula hoop.

4. Where did Louisa take Walker to "rescue" her from the city in Part 2?
(a) Maine.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Connecticut.

5. How does Walker describe her father's skin in Part 3 in comparison with her own?
(a) Pale.
(b) Dark.
(c) Mottled.
(d) Wrinkled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Walker's father host in the house because he had to stay home to protect this family from a threat by the Klan in Part 1?

2. Even in adulthood, Walker shares that her interactions with her white cousins remain what?

3. What did Walker long to be recognized as in Part 2?

4. How did Walker's paternal grandmother treat Walker in her childhood?

5. In what year was Alice Walker born?

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