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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. What boy did Walker develop a crush on at her new school in Part 4?
(a) Byron.
(b) Brad.
(c) Brandon.
(d) Bryan.

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

3. How many children did Walker's uncle Bobby have?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. Where did Walker's father and stepmother move in Part 5?
(a) Buffalo, New York.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Hartford, Connecticut.

5. What older girl did Walker befriend in San Francisco in Part 6?
(a) Colleen.
(b) Shelly.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Janice.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Michael was ill in Part 6, what did Walker offer to make him?

2. In what year was Alice Walker born?

3. When was Walker first teased for not being "black enough" in Part 2?

4. What was Rebecca Walker's aunt unable to do with Walker's hair in Part 5?

5. What race is Rebecca Walker's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Walker describe her first birthday in Part 1? What does she urge the reader to do on their own?

2. How does Walker describe her uncle Jackie? What did she appreciate about him?

3. How did Walker describe feeling around Michael in Part 6?

4. What boy did Walker like at her new school in Part 4? Who did she tell?

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

6. What societal changes had an impact on Walker's parents' marriage?

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

8. What did Walker imagine Jackie's reaction would be of her home? How does she view her cousins today?

9. Why did Walker most relate to her uncle Jackie?

10. How did Walker choose a bike? Who almost stole it in Part 6?

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