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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 would Walker buy cigarettes and go smoke them in Part 7 with her friend?
(a) The Russian District.
(b) Little Cambodia.
(c) Chinatown.
(d) Japantown.

2. Walker writes in Part 8 that she realizes her parents raised her to expect what?
(a) Admittance.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Death.
(d) Wealth.

3. What did Walker return to Larchmont to attend years after leaving in Part 9?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A bridal shower.

4. Where did Rebecca Walker graduate from college?
(a) Rutgers.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Mississippi State.
(d) Yale University.

5. What college-age counselor at the summer camp defended Walker's right to be a captain in Part 8?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. The student body at Rebecca Walker's private high school was largely what?

2. What was the movie based on which Rebecca Walker worked on during summer break in high school in Part 13?

3. With whom did Rebecca Walker go to live at the end of sixth grade?

4. What does Walker claim all black people desire to have in Part 11?

5. Who guided Walker through many of the milestones in a young woman's life, including her first period?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who became Walker's friends at summer camp in Part 8?

2. When did Walker's resentment for her stepmother increase? Why?

3. Who suggested Walker go to Planned Parenthood in Part 7? Why?

4. How does Walker describe the cliquishness at the summer camp in Part 8?

5. When did Walker have an abortion? How does she describe the experience?

6. How did Walker fit in at the Urban School? Who did she most relate to and why?

7. How did Walker and Andrew continue seeing one another in Part 14? What was Walker's experience meeting Andrew's friends like?

8. What older friends did Walker encounter in Part 7? How old was she at this time?

9. What memory does Walker close the book with? How does she feel in conclusion?

10. What question does Walker answer for a woman with a biracial daughter in Part 16?

(see the answer keys)

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