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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 is the name of the crew-person Walker begins dating while working on a film in Part 13?

2. As an adult, Walker confesses that she still had no what?

3. Whose funeral does Walker describe in Part 17?

4. What new boyfriend did Walker date at her new school in Part 9?

5. Michael told Walker in Part 12 that the Urban School brought out the what in her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What older friends did Walker encounter in Part 7? How old was she at this time?

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

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

4. Where did Walker attend summer camp in Part 8? Who did she avoid at the camp and why?

5. Where did Walker most hang out while living with her father in the Bronx in Part 9? Why?

6. What memory does Walker close the book with? How does she feel in conclusion?

7. How did Walker and Andrew continue seeing one another in Part 14? What was Walker's experience meeting Andrew's friends like?

8. What question does Walker answer for a woman with a biracial daughter in Part 16?

9. Who suggested Walker go to Planned Parenthood in Part 7? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Walker's connection to Anne Frank. In what ways did Walker feel isolated and ostracized as Frank did? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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

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