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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who named Rebecca Walker one of the fifty most influential leaders of her generation?
(a) Time Magazine.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Rolling Stone.

2. 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?
(a) Murphy's law.
(b) Jim Crow laws.
(c) Seperation of Chuch and State.
(d) Roe vs. Wade.

3. What did Colleen refer to Michael as when warning Walker in Part 6?
(a) A player.
(b) Husband material.
(c) A womanizer.
(d) A rapist.

4. Who stood up for Walker when two girls tried to steal her bike in Part 6?
(a) Michael.
(b) Robert.
(c) Frank.
(d) David.

5. What is the name of Alice Walker's first novel?
(a) The Third Life of Grange Copeland.
(b) Who was Grange Copeland?
(c) The Life and Times of Grange Copeland.
(d) Grange Copeland Had a Hard Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even in adulthood, Walker shares that her interactions with her white cousins remain what?

2. Where did Walker's father live in the beginning of Part 9?

3. What was the name of Walker's boyfriend's sister whom she befriended in Part 9?

4. What does Walker describe as an illusive part of herself which exists higher than intellect?

5. What would Walker often do in order to avoid uncomfortable feelings when visiting her extended family in Part 3?

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