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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walker describe as an illusive part of herself which exists higher than intellect?
(a) Brain.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Soul.
(d) Angel.

2. What belief did Walker's parents reject, as described in Part 2?
(a) Love keeps a family strong.
(b) Blood is thicker than water.
(c) The pen is mightier than the sword.
(d) Home is where the heart is.

3. What occupation did Rebecca Walker's father hold?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Baker.
(d) Lawyer.

4. Who sent Rebecca Walker money for a bike in Part 6?
(a) Grandma Miriam.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her uncle.

5. Who was Walker's favorite uncle in her childhood?
(a) Herman.
(b) Daniel.
(c) George.
(d) Jackie.

6. When was Walker's book To be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism published?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1989.

7. 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 hunting.
(c) Go camping.
(d) Touch her.

8. Who stood up for Walker when two girls tried to steal her bike in Part 6?
(a) Michael.
(b) David.
(c) Frank.
(d) Robert.

9. Walker's paternal grandmother gave her a generous allowance for what?
(a) Dolls.
(b) Roller skates.
(c) A hula hoop.
(d) Television.

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

11. In what year did Alice Walker win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1982.

12. What school did Walker describe her father sending her alone to walk to in Part 1?
(a) Elementary.
(b) Preschool.
(c) Military.
(d) Grammar.

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

14. What details does Walker describe recalling in vivid detail about her childhood move from the south?
(a) Packing.
(b) The long drive.
(c) The truck breaking down.
(d) Getting tape in her hair.

15. Where did Walker and Michael make love for the first time in Part 6?
(a) A motel room.
(b) A car.
(c) In a tent.
(d) The study.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Walker's uncle Bobby have?

2. When Michael was ill in Part 6, what did Walker offer to make him?

3. What book so affected Walker that she had nightmares for weeks after reading it in Part 5?

4. What show did Walker describe sneaking into her parents' room to watch in Part 1?

5. What did Mel Leventhal's second wife bring for Rebecca Walker on her first visit?

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