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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. For how long did Walker not see her mother after moving with her father in Part 5?
(a) Several months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

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

4. In what year was Alice Walker born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1946.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rebecca Walker's aunt unable to do with Walker's hair in Part 5?

2. What did Colleen refer to Michael as when warning Walker in Part 6?

3. What did Alice Walker go to Washington, D.C. to do a reading for in Part 5?

4. Where did Walker's father and stepmother move in Part 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Walker most relate to her uncle Jackie?

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

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

4. What does Walker wonder about her family connections in Part 2?

5. How does Walker describe Grandma Miriam in Part 1?

6. Describe some of the tender moments of Walker's early childhood. What kind things did her parents do for her?

7. What can be discerned of Walker's parents and the setting she was born into in Part 1?

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

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

10. When did Walker first meet her father's second wife? How does she describe this visit?

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