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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 were state and local laws in the United States which mandated racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans?

2. What older girl did Walker befriend in San Francisco in Part 6?

3. In what year was Rebecca Walker born?

4. For what novel did Rebecca Walker's mother win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

5. What non-profit organization aiming to encourage young women to get involved in activism and leadership roles was co-founded by Rebecca Walker?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Walker describe her uncle Bobby?

4. How did Walker describe her visits to her grandmother's in Part 2?

5. What did Walker imagine Jackie's reaction would be of her home? How does she view her cousins today?

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

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

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

9. Why did Walker most relate to her uncle Jackie?

10. How does Walker describe the beginning of her parents' dissolution of marriage in Part 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Walker's relationship with her extended paternal family. Where were the Leventhals from originally? How was Great Grandmother Jennie described in the text?

Essay Topic 2

Define and discuss the theme of racial identity in the memoir. How is racial identity central to the protagonist in her journey for truth?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Walker's first move to San Francisco and the friendships she formed there. How old was Walker at this time?

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