What story will we be reading by Maya Angelou?

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

What is some praise Maya Angelou received?

She's one of the most admired authors in US literary history

While in High School Maya became the first

African American Female Street Conductor in California

Why wouldn't Maya Speak?

She felt responsible for the man's death

A story that is made to entertain and teach a lesson

What is personification?

Giving human qualities to a non living thing

What is some criticism Maya received?

Her poems were only famous because she was already an author

Which Quote was written by Maya Angelou?

Trick question, she said all of these things

Using something to describe or stand for something else

Using like or as to compare two terms

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1
Where did Maya move after her parents divorced?
Cleveland, Ohio
Los Angeles, California
St. Louis, Missouri
Stamps, Arkansas
2
Who did Maya and her brother go live with after their parents divorced?
Dad
Mom
Aunt
Grandma
3
"The red rose represented love" is an example of
Simile
Allegory
Allusion
Symbol
4
What is Maya's brother's name?
Bart
Bailey
Brian
Barret
5
Maya Angelou was born in what city?
Cleveland, Ohio
Orlando, Florida
St. Louis, Missouri
Stamps, Arkansas
6
Maya Angelou was born in what year?
December 7, 1929
April 4, 1928
July 4, 1964
June 18, 1991
7
What story will we be reading by Maya Angelou?
The Bluest Eye
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Cinderella
Lion King
8
What is some praise Maya Angelou received?
She's one of the most admired authors in US literary history
She writes nice stuff
She's a decent poet
She's cool
9
In school Maya studied
Journalism and Writing
History and Social Studies
English and Education
Dance and Drama
10
Where did Maya attend school?
North Dakota/South Dakota
Arkansas/California
Missouri/ Mississippi
St.Louis/St.Augustine
11
After Maya's uncles beat this man to death, how did Maya handle the situation?
She wouldn't listen for 5 years
She wouldn't speak for 5 years
She was happy for many years
She wouldn't leave the house for 5 years
12
What is Maya Angelou's birth name?
Mary
Marguerite
Margarita
Marie
13
While in High School Maya became the first
African American Female Cheerleader
African American Female Street Conductor in California
African American Female to sit on the front of the bus
African American Female Writer in Arkansas
14
Why wouldn't Maya Speak?
She wanted to kill the man herself
She had her tonsils removed
She got very sick and couldn't speak
She felt responsible for the man's death
15
What is allegory?
A story that is made to teach a lesson only
A story that is made to entertain and entertain
A story that is made to entertain and teach a lesson
A story that is made to entertain only
16
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to a living thing
Giving human qualities to a non living thing
Giving non human qualities to a living thing
Giving non human qualities to a non living thing
17
What is some criticism Maya received?
Her poems were only famous because she was already an author
She is too tall for a woman, and this is hard to follow
She is too short to take seriously
She has weird feet, and they are distracting from her work
18
Which Quote was written by Maya Angelou?
Trick question, she said all of these things
"... If you can't change it, change your attitude."
"... people will never forget how you made them feel"
There's no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside
19
What was the result of this assault?
The man went to jail
The man was beaten to death
The man got away with it
The man got the death penalty
20
What Genre does Maya Angelou write in?
Science Fiction/Mythical
Short Stories/Biography
Historical Fiction/ Romance
Poetry/ Autobiography
21
"Her eyes were blue like the ocean" is an example of
Allusion
Simile
Personification
Allegory
22
How old was Maya when she was assaulted?
6
8
5
7
23
What did grandma own?
A tea store
A general store
A sewing shop
A cafe
24
How old was Maya when she had her first child?
19
13
26
16
25
The story of "The Tortoise and The Hare" is an example of
Simile
Allegory
Personification
Allusion
26
What is symbol
Using shapes
Stating something exactly as it is
Using colors
Using something to describe or stand for something else
27
What is allusion?
A trick magicians use
Something that stands for something else
Giving human qualities to a non living thing
Referencing something else
28
What is simile?
Using like or as to compare two terms
Comparing two terms without using like or as
Using so or such to compare two terms
Comparing two terms without using such or so
29
"We fit together like Cinderella and her slipper" is an example of
Allusion
Personification
Allegory
Simile
30
"The wind howled" is an example of
Allegory
Personification
Simile
Allusion

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