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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 occupation did Rebecca Walker's father hold?

2. Who sent Rebecca Walker money for a bike in Part 6?

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

4. In what class play did Walker land a lead role in Part 4?

5. Where did Walker purchase a bike in Part 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What other relative did Walker describe at Grandma Miriam's house?

3. Who is Rebecca Walker's mother? How is she depicted in the memoir?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life and career of Mel Leventhal. What was Walker's father's occupation? What was his relationship like with his daughter?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the area of the Bronx where Walker and her mother relocated in Part 4. How does Walker describe the neighborhood and apartment in comparison to her Brooklyn home with her father? How did she cope with the transition?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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