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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On Rebecca Walker's first birthday, her mother fed her two of her favorite foods, chitterlings and what?
(a) Lemon pie.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Macaroons.

3. Where was Rebecca Walker born?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Jackson, Mississippi.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Miami, Florida.

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

5. What neighborhood boy did Walker develop feelings for in San Francisco in Part 6?
(a) Steven.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Michael.
(d) Scott.

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

7. Where was Alice Walker born?
(a) Charleston, South Carolina.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Frankfurt, Kentucky.
(d) Eatonton, Georgia.

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

9. Where did Rebecca Walker's uncle Bobby live?
(a) Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
(b) St. Louis, Missouri.
(c) Biloxi, Mississippi.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

10. Of what heritage is Rebecca Walker's father?
(a) Canadian.
(b) Mexican.
(c) African American.
(d) Jewish American.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Walker's favorite uncle in her childhood?

2. In what year was Rebecca Walker born?

3. How many memoirs has Rebecca Walker written?

4. Who did Walker credit with having taught her to "fit in" in Part 2?

5. For how long did Walker not see her mother after moving with her father in Part 5?

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