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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 friend would Walker often visit after school, whose parents were also biracial in Part 4?

2. What boy did Walker develop a crush on at her new school in Part 4?

3. What is the name of Rebecca Walker's father?

4. Where did Walker move with her mother following her parents' divorce?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does the theme of forced independence arise in the text? How?

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

4. How did Walker avoid uncomfortable feelings around her extended family?

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

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

7. How does Walker describe her uncle Bobby?

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

9. What societal changes had an impact on Walker's parents' marriage?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life and career of Alice Walker. Where was she born? How did she become involved in civil rights activism?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of racism and isolation in the narrative. From what age did Rebecca Walker feel like an outsider? How did she react to feeling uncomfortable around her paternal family?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Walker's move to Washington, D.C. How was D.C. different than the previous places Walker had lived? Why did she feel unable to fit into the largely African-American school?

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