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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Walker writes in Part 8 that she realizes her parents failed to make her aware of any borders drawn because of her what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Race, sex or status.

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

3. What was the name of the childhood babysitter Rebecca wrote to in Part 2?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Suzy.

4. What teacher blamed Walker's black features for her failure to perform in Part 5?
(a) Her math teacher.
(b) Her english teacher.
(c) Her science teacher.
(d) Her ballet teacher.

5. Where did Walker go to live at the end of sixth grade?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Walker's favorite uncle growing up was whose brother?

2. What did Alice Walker blame for her daughter's attitude in Part 10?

3. What best friend of Walker's also dated Dominicans in Part 9?

4. Where did Alice Walker graduate from college?

5. How long after leaving did Walker return to Larchmont to visit in Part 9?

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