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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alice Walker was the youngest of how many children?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. What show did Walker describe sneaking into her parents' room to watch in Part 1?
(a) Johnny Carson.
(b) The Loveboat.
(c) C.H.I.P.S.
(d) I Love Lucy.

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?
(a) A bachelor party.
(b) A birthday party.
(c) Thanksgiving dinner.
(d) A poker night.

4. Walker's favorite uncle in Part 3 married an outsider who was what?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Black.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Jewish.

5. What non-profit organization aiming to encourage young women to get involved in activism and leadership roles was co-founded by Rebecca Walker?
(a) Third Wave Foundation.
(b) Fed Up Inc.
(c) Woman Power International.
(d) The Sensitivity Society.

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

7. How did Walker react to her parents' fighting in Part 2?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Hiding.
(c) Crying.
(d) Vandalism.

8. To whom did Rebecca Walker write letters in Part 2 in addition to her babysitter?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

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

10. What boy did Walker develop a crush on at her new school in Part 4?
(a) Byron.
(b) Brandon.
(c) Bryan.
(d) Brad.

11. What movement was prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasizing racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural institutions?
(a) Black Enlightenment.
(b) Black Pride.
(c) Black Power.
(d) Black Righteousness.

12. With whom did Bethany live?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

13. Walker's favorite uncle growing up was whose brother?
(a) Her grandfather's.
(b) Her father's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her grandmother's.

14. 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) Speak to her.
(b) Go camping.
(c) Go hunting.
(d) Touch her.

15. Where did Alice Walker graduate from college?
(a) University of Chicago.
(b) Sarah Lawrence College.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Walker's stepmother?

2. What was the name of Walker's paternal great-grandmother?

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

4. Where did Walker move with her mother following her parents' divorce?

5. Where was Alice Walker born?

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