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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alice Walker go to Washington, D.C. to do a reading for in Part 5?
(a) The Library of Congress.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Senate.
(d) The Smithsonian.

2. What kind of building did Mel Leventhal live in with his second wife?
(a) A brownstone.
(b) A high-rise.
(c) An office building.
(d) A country cottage.

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

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

5. What group describes itself as "a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities"?
(a) The Pink Navy.
(b) The Pink Position.
(c) Code Pink.
(d) Save Pinky.

6. 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 Pride.
(b) Black Righteousness.
(c) Black Enlightenment.
(d) Black Power.

7. What did Walker's parents work together on while living in Mississippi?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) The right to bear arms.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Religious rights.

8. When Michael was ill in Part 6, what did Walker offer to make him?
(a) Cough syrup.
(b) Tea.
(c) Soup.
(d) Coffee.

9. Whose camisole was Walker wearing when Michael came over at night in Part 6?
(a) Her sister's.
(b) Her best friend's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her aunt's.

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

11. What race is Rebecca Walker's mother?
(a) African-American.
(b) Native American.
(c) Caucasion.
(d) Latino.

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

13. How many children did Walker's uncle Bobby have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

14. How long did Walker spend living with each parent, as per the custody agreement in Part 5?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 years.

15. What is the name of Alice Walker's first novel?
(a) The Third Life of Grange Copeland.
(b) Who was Grange Copeland?
(c) Grange Copeland Had a Hard Life.
(d) The Life and Times of Grange Copeland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What older girl did Walker befriend in San Francisco in Part 6?

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?

3. When was Walker's book To be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism published?

4. What was the name of Rebecca Walker's paternal grandmother?

5. What was the name of Rebecca Walker's cousin who lived in Boston?

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