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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year had Alice Walker divorced Rebecca's father?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1970.

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

3. Who did Rebecca Walker's mother hire to take Rebecca shopping as a child?
(a) The mailman.
(b) The boy next door.
(c) Old women.
(d) Neighborhood girls.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mel Leventhal's second wife was of what heritage?

2. What did Rebecca Walker's mother move into her daughter's bedroom in Part 4?

3. What friend would Walker often visit after school, whose parents were also biracial in Part 4?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What trip did Bethany and Rebecca Walker take together in Part 5?

2. How does Walker describe the beginning of her parents' dissolution of marriage in Part 4?

3. What does Walker describe of her memories of moving to Brooklyn in Part 2?

4. How did Walker fit in at the school in Washington, D.C. in Part 5?

5. What did Colleen and Michael admire in Walker? What did she admire of them?

6. How did spending time at Uncle Bobby's create a sense of isolation in Walker?

7. How did Walker choose a bike? Who almost stole it in Part 6?

8. How was Walker's relationship with her mother in early adolescence? What insecurities did she have?

9. What boy did Walker like at her new school in Part 4? Who did she tell?

10. Describe the narrative style of the memoir. How does Walker describe her past in the opening of the narrative?

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