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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Walker lie about to the neighborhood boy she began going out with in Part 6?
(a) Her race.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her age.
(d) Her father.

2. What did Walker do when her friend Lisa came to tell her goodbye in Part 7?
(a) Didn't answer the door.
(b) Hugged her goodbye.
(c) Asked Lisa to come with her.
(d) Wept loudly.

3. Walker writes in Part 3 that her favorite uncle was not afraid to do what, as opposed to the rest of her Jewish family?
(a) Go camping.
(b) Touch her.
(c) Speak to her.
(d) Go hunting.

4. What school did Walker describe her father sending her alone to walk to in Part 1?
(a) Elementary.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Preschool.
(d) Military.

5. Where did Alice Walker graduate from college?
(a) Sarah Lawrence College.
(b) Stanford.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Walker's uncle Bobby have?

2. What is the name of Rebecca Walker's father?

3. What movement was prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasizing racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural institutions?

4. In what year did Rebecca Walker's parents marry?

5. What friend would Walker often visit after school, whose parents were also biracial in Part 4?

(see the answer key)

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