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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rebecca Walker's paternal grandmother live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Queens.
(d) The Bronx.

2. Mel Leventhal's second wife was of what heritage?
(a) Jewish.
(b) African-American.
(c) Irish American.
(d) Thai-American.

3. Walker writes in Part 6 that being around Michael made her feel what?
(a) Womanly.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Awkward.

4. On Rebecca Walker's first birthday, her mother fed her two of her favorite foods, chitterlings and what?
(a) Lemon pie.
(b) Macaroons.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Ice cream.

5. What was the name of Rebecca Walker's cousin who lived in Boston?
(a) Linda.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Patty.
(d) Rebecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Rebecca Walker's mother?

2. Walker writes In Part 4 that instead of warm, family activities, in the evening, Walker's mother dictated her wishes for what?

3. Who named Rebecca Walker one of the fifty most influential leaders of her generation?

4. When was Walker's book To be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism published?

5. Within how much time after Walker first met her did Mel Leventhal's second wife move in with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Walker's mother change through the 1970s?

2. How did Walker fit in at the school in Washington, D.C. in Part 5?

3. What trip did Bethany and Rebecca Walker take together in Part 5?

4. What does Walker describe of her memories of moving to Brooklyn in Part 2?

5. What can be discerned of Walker's parents and the setting she was born into in Part 1?

6. How did Walker avoid uncomfortable feelings around her extended family?

7. How does Walker describe her uncle Bobby?

8. Who is Rebecca Walker's mother? How is she depicted in the memoir?

9. When did Walker first meet her father's second wife? How does she describe this visit?

10. How did Walker describe her visits to her grandmother's in Part 2?

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