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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Rebecca Walker move with her mother in Part 5?
(a) Reno.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Las Vegas.

5. Mel Leventhal's second wife was of what heritage?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Thai-American.
(c) Irish American.
(d) African-American.

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

7. How did Walker's paternal grandmother treat Walker in her childhood?
(a) Beat her.
(b) Punished her.
(c) Neglected her.
(d) Spoiled her.

8. 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 Righteousness.
(c) Black Pride.
(d) Black Power.

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

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

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

12. Walker writes in Part 6 that being around Michael made her feel what?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Womanly.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Awkward.

13. Walker's father believed that his grandmother did not react to people because of having been traumatized where?
(a) Communist Russia.
(b) London, England.
(c) Nazi Germany.
(d) Warsaw, Poland.

14. What friend of Rebecca Walker's did she travel around the city by bus with in fifth grade?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Brittney.
(c) Bethany.
(d) Brianna.

15. When was the Black Panther Party established?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1966.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what class play did Walker land a lead role in Part 4?

2. Walker notes in Part 3 that her mother had many what decorations in their home?

3. Where did Walker purchase a bike in Part 6?

4. What is the name of Alice Walker's first novel?

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

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