Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Rebecca Walker when she switched schools in Part 10?
2. What boy did Walker date while at summer camp in Part 8?
3. Where did Walker move after spending two years in Larchmont in Part 10?
4. What was the name of Walker's boyfriend's sister whom she befriended in Part 9?
5. In Part 10, Walker describes her relationship with Michael during the first part of her freshman year of high school as what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Walker attend summer camp in Part 8? Who did she avoid at the camp and why?
2. What does Walker describe as a result of constantly moving around in her adult life?
3. Where did Walker complete an internship in Part 13? What was her experience there like?
4. When did Walker have an abortion? How does she describe the experience?
5. How had Walker changed when she returned to live with her mother in Part 10? Why?
6. Where did Walker choose to attend high school in Part 10? What did she experience there?
7. How does Walker describe her inner war and rhythm in Part 11?
8. Who does Walker write of envying in Part 10? Why?
9. Where did Walker most hang out while living with her father in the Bronx in Part 9? Why?
10. How does Walker describe the cliquishness at the summer camp in Part 8?
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
Describe the setting established in Part 1 of the narrative. How difficult was it in 1969 to grow up biracial in Jackson, Mississippi? What impact did this have on the author?
|
This section contains 887 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
