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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose funeral does Walker describe in Part 17?
(a) Grandma Miriam's.
(b) Melissa's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Connie's.

2. Whenever Alice and Rebecca Walker would have moments of strive in Part 10, what would her mother do?
(a) Forbid her from dating.
(b) Send her to her father's.
(c) Ground her indefinitely.
(d) Leave letters on the table.

3. Who guided Walker through many of the milestones in a young woman's life, including her first period?
(a) Mary.
(b) Judy.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Yolanda.

4. The crew-person whom Walker begins dating in Part 13 is also what?
(a) Half-Jewish.
(b) Half democrat.
(c) Half white.
(d) Half black.

5. Alice Walker kept a photograph of a direct relative who was a what?
(a) Slave.
(b) Army General.
(c) Slave owner.
(d) Shop keeper.

6. What best friend of Walker's also dated Dominicans in Part 9?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Connie.
(d) Jennifer.

7. Walker writes that constantly moving requires a certain sort of what?
(a) Income.
(b) Frailty.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) Inheritance.

8. What was Walker elected to one year at summer camp in Part 8?
(a) Marching captain.
(b) Flute captain.
(c) Band captain.
(d) Sing captain.

9. What did Walker return to Larchmont to attend years after leaving in Part 9?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A bridal shower.
(d) A birthday party.

10. What was the movie based on which Rebecca Walker worked on during summer break in high school in Part 13?
(a) A famous book.
(b) Her life.
(c) A t.v. show.
(d) Her mother's play.

11. Walker began to realize in high school that her multicultural background caused her to be perceived as intimidating to whites and what to blacks?
(a) Perky.
(b) Snobby.
(c) Untrustworthy.
(d) Uninteresting.

12. What did Alice Walker blame for her daughter's attitude in Part 10?
(a) Her womanizing uncle.
(b) Her obnoxious brother.
(c) Her permissive stepmother.
(d) Her angry father.

13. When did Rebecca Walker graduate from college?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1988.

14. Where did Walker and her friend witness a mob where violent fighting broke out in Part 7?
(a) A book reading.
(b) A football game.
(c) A basketball game.
(d) A senior party.

15. As an adult, Walker confesses that she still had no what?
(a) Responsibility.
(b) Rebelliousness.
(c) Randomness.
(d) Routine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walker claim all black people desire to have in Part 11?

2. Where did Walker choose to fulfill an internship in high school?

3. When did Walker's father come to San Francisco for the first time?

4. What white boy did Walker befriend in high school who she describes as having "acted black"?

5. Where did Walker's mother take her and Michael after Rebecca underwent a surgical procedure in Part 10?

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