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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 did Walker admire about Michael which symbolized his freedom to her?
2. What did Walker write of failing to develop amongst her friendships due to constantly relocating as a child?
3. What neighborhood boy did Walker develop feelings for in San Francisco in Part 6?
4. What is the name of Rebecca Walker's mother?
5. What group describes itself as "a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Walker describe the beginning of her parents' dissolution of marriage in Part 4?
2. Why did Walker most relate to her uncle Jackie?
3. How did Walker avoid uncomfortable feelings around her extended family?
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 can be discerned of Walker's parents and the setting she was born into in Part 1?
6. What does Walker describe of her memories of moving to Brooklyn in Part 2?
7. How does Walker describe her uncle Jackie? What did she appreciate about him?
8. Describe some of the tender moments of Walker's early childhood. What kind things did her parents do for her?
9. What societal changes had an impact on Walker's parents' marriage?
10. Where does the theme of forced independence arise in the text? How?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Rebecca Walker's relationships with males and females in the text. Who did she relate to more in her youth? In her adulthood?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the effects of her parents' divorce on the young Walker. At what age did Rebecca's mother "move into" her bedroom? How did Rebecca understand the tension in her home?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Walker's relationships with Colleen and Michael in the narrative. How old was Walker when she formed these friendships? What did Walker admire about her new older friends?
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