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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. Where did Rebecca Walker move with her mother in Part 5?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Reno.

2. Who did Walker credit with having taught her to "fit in" in Part 2?
(a) Jennie.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Martha.

3. Where did Rebecca Walker's paternal grandmother live?
(a) Queens.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Manhattan.

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

5. What friend of Walker's in San Francisco was a pretty white model?
(a) Kimberly.
(b) Jennie.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Katie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school play did Walker want to be a part of in Part 5 but found she failed to gain acceptance from the black girls that appeared to be running the show?

2. Michael is at least how many years older than Rebecca Walker?

3. What does Walker describe as an illusive part of herself which exists higher than intellect?

4. What did Walker's parents work together on while living in Mississippi?

5. In what year had Alice Walker divorced Rebecca's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Walker admire about her new older friends in San Francisco in Part 6? Who were they?

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

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

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

7. How does Walker describe her uncle Jackie? What did she appreciate about him?

8. How does Walker describe her parents' relationship in retrospect in Part 4?

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

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

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