1. Even in adulthood, Walker shares that her interactions with her white cousins remain what?
(a) Awkward.
(b) Close.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Affectionate.

2. Who did Walker realize her mother never visited in Part 3?
(a) Uncle Jackie.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

3. What is the name of Rebecca Walker's father?
(a) Herman Schuster.
(b) Jefferson Mills.
(c) John Wellington.
(d) Mel Leventhal.

4. Walker compares her memory in Part 8 to what?
(a) A guard at a hotel.
(b) A locomotive.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) A racehorse.

5. What did Colleen refer to Michael as when warning Walker in Part 6?
(a) A player.
(b) A womanizer.
(c) A rapist.
(d) Husband material.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movement was prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasizing racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural institutions?

2. Walker writes in Part 3 that her favorite uncle was not afraid to do what, as opposed to the rest of her Jewish family?

3. Where did Alice Walker graduate from college?

4. Who did Rebecca Walker's mother hire to take Rebecca shopping as a child?

5. What school did Walker describe her father sending her alone to walk to in Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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