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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. What did Walker's cousins refer to some of her habits in Part 5?
(a) "Honky."
(b) "Cracker."
(c) "Negro."
(d) "White bread."

2. What friend would Walker often visit after school, whose parents were also biracial in Part 4?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Suzy.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Connie.

3. What was the name of Rebecca Walker's first boyfriend?
(a) Dakeba.
(b) Roger.
(c) Marvin.
(d) Jermaine.

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

5. Who did Walker realize her mother never visited in Part 3?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Uncle Jackie.
(d) Her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Walker write of bathing for the last time with her father in Part 3?

3. To whom did Rebecca Walker write letters in Part 2 in addition to her babysitter?

4. Louisa bought Walker her first what in Part 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Walker describe her first birthday in Part 1? What does she urge the reader to do on their own?

2. What did Walker imagine Jackie's reaction would be of her home? How does she view her cousins today?

3. Who is Rebecca Walker's mother? How is she depicted in the memoir?

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

5. What book did Walker read as an adolescent which impacted her greatly? How was her relationship with her stepmother during this time?

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

7. How does Walker describe her uncle Bobby?

8. How did Walker describe her visits to her grandmother's in Part 2?

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

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

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