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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. Who came to Walker's rescue after a bad drug trip in Part 9?

2. With whom did Rebecca Walker go to live at the end of sixth grade?

3. When was Rebecca Walker elected as president of her high school class?

4. Who did Walker bond with the closest when attending the private high school she entered in Part 11?

5. When did Rebecca Walker graduate from college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Walker describe her memory in the end of Part 8?

2. Where did Walker apply to school after having an abortion? How did her mother assist her?

3. How does Walker describe her inner war and rhythm in Part 11?

4. What traveling adventures does Walker describe in Part 16?

5. What did Walker and her friend Lena do around San Francisco in Part 7 for fun?

6. Who became Walker's friends at summer camp in Part 8?

7. How does Walker describe the cliquishness at the summer camp in Part 8?

8. How did Walker fit in at the Urban School? Who did she most relate to and why?

9. Where did Walker choose to attend high school in Part 10? What did she experience there?

10. Who does Walker write of envying in Part 10? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Rebecca Walker's relationships with her mother's family and with her father's. Did Walker feel as though she fit in more with her white family or her black family? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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