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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of Walker's stepmother?
(a) Hannah Leventhal.
(b) Sarah Leventhal.
(c) Alice Leventhal.
(d) Judy Leventhal.

4. When was the Black Panther Party established?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1961.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Alice Walker's first novel?

2. In Part 1, Walker pictures herself as a baby as the character in a movie or a poem by whom?

3. Who named Rebecca Walker one of the fifty most influential leaders of her generation?

4. What did Louisa study?

5. Where did Walker's father and stepmother move in Part 5?

(see the answer key)

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