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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mel Leventhal's second wife was of what heritage?
(a) Irish American.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Thai-American.
(d) African-American.

2. What would Walker often do in order to avoid uncomfortable feelings when visiting her extended family in Part 3?
(a) Lock herself in the bathroom.
(b) Go for long walks.
(c) Wait in the car.
(d) Play with the dog.

3. In what year was Rebecca Walker born?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1962.

4. What race is Rebecca Walker's mother?
(a) African-American.
(b) Caucasion.
(c) Native American.
(d) Latino.

5. 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) Touch her.
(d) Go hunting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Alice Walker graduate from college?

3. 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?

4. What occupation did Rebecca Walker's father hold?

5. What friend of Rebecca Walker's did she travel around the city by bus with in fifth grade?

(see the answer key)

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