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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Louisa take Walker to "rescue" her from the city in Part 2?
(a) Long Island.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Maine.

2. Even in adulthood, Walker shares that her interactions with her white cousins remain what?
(a) Affectionate.
(b) Vengeful.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Close.

3. What did Walker describe Bethany as when they met again as adults?
(a) A drug addict.
(b) A skinhead.
(c) A nun.
(d) A mother.

4. For what novel did Rebecca Walker's mother win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
(a) The Fishy Smell.
(b) The Rough Touch.
(c) The Clanging Sound.
(d) The Color Purple.

5. What did Walker long to be recognized as in Part 2?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where would Walker steal money every day in Part 4?

2. Who did Walker realize her mother never visited in Part 3?

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

4. What school did Walker describe her father sending her alone to walk to in Part 1?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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