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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who named Rebecca Walker one of the fifty most influential leaders of her generation?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) Time Magazine.
(c) Rolling Stone.
(d) Newsweek.

2. In what year was Alice Walker born?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1939.

3. What is the name of Rebecca Walker's mother?
(a) Jennifer Walker.
(b) Melissa Walker.
(c) Shannon Walker.
(d) Alice Walker.

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

5. For how long did Walker not see her mother after moving with her father in Part 5?
(a) 4 years.
(b) Several months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

6. Where was Walker's father mugged in Part 2?
(a) In an alley.
(b) Leaving the train.
(c) Going to church.
(d) At the grocery store.

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

8. Michael is at least how many years older than Rebecca Walker?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

9. What was the name of Rebecca Walker's cousin who lived in Boston?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Patty.
(c) Linda.
(d) Rebecca.

10. How many memoirs has Rebecca Walker written?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 14.
(d) 2.

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

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

13. What was the name of Walker's paternal great-grandmother?
(a) Sharron.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Jennie.
(d) Nicole.

14. Where did Walker purchase a bike in Part 6?
(a) An auction.
(b) A garage sale.
(c) Sears.
(d) The pawn shop.

15. What did Walker long to be recognized as in Part 2?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) A woman.
(d) Jewish.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How did Rebecca Walker's paternal grandmother treat Walker's mother?

4. With whom did Bethany live?

5. What was the name of the childhood babysitter Rebecca wrote to in Part 2?

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