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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Rebecca Walker's first boyfriend?

2. Within how much time after Walker first met her did Mel Leventhal's second wife move in with him?

3. Of what heritage is Rebecca Walker's father?

4. Where did Walker and Michael make love for the first time in Part 6?

5. What teacher blamed Walker's black features for her failure to perform in Part 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Walker open Part 2 of the book with? What is shared?

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

8. What symbolic depiction does Walker paint of her father in Part 3?

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

10. How does Walker describe her uncle Bobby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the style and major themes in Walker's work as well as her other achievements and biographical history. What impact did Walker's childhood environment play on her work?

Essay Topic 2

Define and identify symbolism, metaphor and simile in the narrative. How are symbolism and imagery connected to theme? What is symbolic in Walker's retelling of her last bath with her father?

Essay Topic 3

Define and identify the narrative voice, tense and style of the memoir in Part 1. In what person is the narrative written?

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