Maya Angelou

According to the text, what did Maya Angelou face in her difficult childhood?

• discrimination and a divided family

• illness and homelessness

• struggle to read and write

• bullying and discrimination

The text sequences major events in Maya Angelou’s life. What happened in Maya Angelou’s life in January 1993?

• She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.

• She was asked by President-elect Bill Clinton to recite a poem at his inauguration.

• She went to live with her grandmother in Arkansas.

• She published her first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

How could Maya Angelou best be described?

• shy and hesitant

• honest and loud

• strong and creative

• rebellious and rude

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the main idea of this passage?

• People who are mute as children have a hard time becoming actors and singers.

• Maya Angelou and her brother did many jobs together as teens.

• Maya Angelou had a successful career, despite the hardships she had faced.

• President Clinton enjoyed the poetry of Maya Angelou.

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Maya Angelou had some terrible experiences in her childhood, _______ she refused to speak for almost five years.

• even though

• though

• because

• so