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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. Where did Walker's friend suggest they go for birth control in Part 7?

2. Where did Walker move after spending two years in Larchmont in Part 10?

3. The student body at Rebecca Walker's private high school was largely what?

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

5. What was the name of the summer camp Walker attended in Part 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Walker describe as a result of constantly moving around in her adult life?

3. How did Walker react when she first menstruated in Part 9?

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

5. When did Walker's resentment for her stepmother increase? Why?

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

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

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

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

10. Where did Walker complete an internship in Part 13? What was her experience there like?

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

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 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?

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