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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to Walker's rescue after a bad drug trip in Part 9?

2. What grade was Walker beginning in Part 7?

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

4. How old was Rebecca Walker when she switched schools in Part 10?

5. Walker writes in Part 8 that she realizes her parents raised her to expect what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Walker describe the cliquishness at the summer camp in Part 8?

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

4. How does Walker describe her memory in the end of Part 8?

5. When did Walker's resentment for her stepmother increase? Why?

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

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

8. Who does Walker write of envying in Part 10? Why?

9. Who suggested Walker go to Planned Parenthood in Part 7? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Rebecca Walker's relationships with her mother's family and with her father's. Did Walker feel as though she fit in more with her white family or her black family? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Walker's favorite uncle, Jackie. On whose side of Walker's family was Jackie a member? What about this uncle did Walker feel she could relate to? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the effects of her parents' divorce on the young Walker. At what age did Rebecca's mother "move into" her bedroom? How did Rebecca understand the tension in her home?

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