Which event happens first chronologically?

Maya and Bailey are "shipped" to Stamps

How does this novel end?

Maya sleeping next to her newborn son

Which event happens first chronologically?

Maya and Bailey move to St. Louis to live with their mom

What provides evidence that Maya is struggling with self-acceptance?

Maya imagining when she becomes white

Why does Maya break Mrs. Cullinan's dishes?

she wants to get fired and not be called Mary

What does the caged bird symbolize in this novel?

Maya, trapped by her insecurities and experiences

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1
Which event happens first chronologically?
Maya pees herself in church
Maya gives birth to her son
Maya and Bailey are "shipped" to Stamps
Maya visits Mexico with her father
2
Which of the following is NOT a theme of the novel?
self-acceptance
race and segregation
growing up
the importance of church
3
Who becomes Maya's father figure in her teenage years?
Mr. Freeman
Daddy Clidell
Uncle Willie
Big Bailey Johnson
4
How does this novel end?
Maya moving to California
Maya becoming a writer
Maya sleeping next to her newborn son
Maya attending Momma's funeral with her son
5
Which event is NOT influenced by the setting of a Southern town?
Uncle Willie having to hide in the potato and onion bin
the disrespect of Momma by the powhitetrash girls
Maya peeing herself in church
Maya wishing she was white
6
Who is the narrator of the novel?
Bailey Johnson
Annie Henderson
Marguerite Johnson
Vivian Baxter
7
What is the purpose of the novel? (Why did Maya Angelou write it?)
to inform readers about her life
to reflect on her experiences
all of these
to connect with readers who may also be struggling
8
Which event happens first chronologically?
Maya and Bailey move to St. Louis to live with their mom
Maya and Bailey move to California to live with their mom
Maya leaves her dad and lives in a junkyard
Maya is raped by Mr. Freeman
9
What provides evidence that Maya is struggling with self-acceptance?
Maya and Bailey laughing so hard they cried
Maya's obsession with pineapples
Maya imagining when she becomes white
The judge accidentally calling Momma "Mrs."
10
Why does Maya break Mrs. Cullinan's dishes?
she is clumsy and accidentally drops them
she wants to make Miss Glory laugh
she wants to get fired and not be called Mary
she doesn't break Mrs. Cullinan's dishes
11
Who brings Maya out of her silence and teaches her self-confidence?
Vivian Baxter
Kay Francis
Dolores Griffith
Bertha Flowers
12
What is the setting of the story when the novel begins?
Stamps, Arkansas
San Francisco, California
Detriot, Michigan
St. Louis, Missouri
13
What genre is this novel?
historical text
fiction story
biography
memoir
14
What year did Maya graduate 8th grade?
1957
1928
1865
1940
15
Maya Angelou's birth name
Maya Angelou
Maguerite Henderson
Marguerite Johnson
Marguerite Angelou
16
Who is the intended audience for this novel?
all teens and adults
white and black adults
all children
black women
17
Which of the following literary elements is influenced by the narrator of a story?
diction
voice
tone
all of these
18
What does the caged bird symbolize in this novel?
all people who feel held back
animals trapped by humans as pets
Maya, trapped by her insecurities and experiences
Bailey, trapped because he is not an athlete

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