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

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

3. How many black girls were at the summer camp Walker attended in Part 8?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. Michael told Walker in Part 12 that the Urban School brought out the what in her?
(a) White girl.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Jew.
(d) Artist.

5. Where would Walker buy cigarettes and go smoke them in Part 7 with her friend?
(a) Japantown.
(b) Little Cambodia.
(c) The Russian District.
(d) Chinatown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In order to explain her skin at the new and very non-diverse school in Part 9, Walker claimed to be from where?

3. What newest friend of Walker's in Part 7 introduced Walker to wild parties where they experimented with marijuana and alcohol?

4. What is the name of the crew-person Walker begins dating while working on a film in Part 13?

5. Where did Walker go to live at the end of sixth grade?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Walker describe her inner war and rhythm in Part 11?

2. What does Walker describe as a result of constantly moving around in her adult life?

3. What older friends did Walker encounter in Part 7? How old was she at this time?

4. How did Walker fit in at the Urban School? Who did she most relate to and why?

5. What bad experience did Walker have in Part 9? Who assisted her?

6. What memory does Walker close the book with? How does she feel in conclusion?

7. When did Walker have an abortion? How does she describe the experience?

8. Where did Walker choose to attend high school in Part 10? What did she experience there?

9. Where did Walker attend summer camp in Part 8? Who did she avoid at the camp and why?

10. How did Walker and Andrew continue seeing one another in Part 14? What was Walker's experience meeting Andrew's friends like?

(see the answer keys)

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