Mrs. Flowers

Which sentence represents the theme of "a little bit of attention can cause a big change"?

• "I was liked and what a difference it made."

• "It occurred to me that she expected a response."

• "I looked around the room that I had never in my wildest fantasies imagined I would see."

• "I didn't question why Mrs. Flowers had singled me out..."

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CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence does not support the conclusion that perhaps Momma had arranged the meeting between Marguerite and Mrs. Flowers?

• I didn't question why Mrs. Flowers had singled me out for attention, nor did it occur to me that Momma might have asked her to give me a little talking-to.

• They gave each other age-group looks.

• "Thank you, Mrs. Henderson. I'd prefer Marguerite, though."

• I don't think I ever saw Mrs. Flowers laugh, but she smiled often.

What is the main role paragraphs 2-5?

• to explain how and why Marguerite refused to speak

• to explain the society of Black Stamps

• to help the reader understand the image of Mrs. Flowers

• to introduce the conflict between Mrs. Flowers and Marguerite

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

The narrator says Mrs. FLowers is an aristocrat because-

• She does not carry her own packages home
• She wears pretty clothes
• she has a big house and has fine things
• She is control of her own independence and thoughts

What did Marguerite learn that day with Mrs. FLowers?

• That reading out loud can help her learn to be a singer
• That reading out loud is not associated to music
• That language seperates human beings fro animals

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What are the most significant gifts Mrs.Flowers gave to Marguerite that day?

• books and read aloud lessons
• poetry and stationary 
• respect and life lessons
• attention and conversation

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Marguerite says that saying "Yes, Ma'am" was the least she could do, but also the most she could do. What does she mean?

• Her mouth was so full of cookies she could barely speak.

• Her throat was sore from reciting poetry so she could hardly say the words.

• Mrs. Flowers expected an answer, and "Yes, Ma'am" was a little phrase, but they were some of the first words Marguerite had spoken in a long time and took a lot of effort to say.

• Marguerite was angry that her grandmother made her carry Mrs. Flowers' bags, so she only spoke when spoken to.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence provides evidence that Mrs. Flowers was a lovely reader?

• She opened the first page and I heard poetry for the first time in my life.

• "Take this book of poems and memorize one for me."

• "...I was certain that like everything else about her the cookies would be perfect."

• It occurred to me that she expected a response.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

What does Angelou mean when she writes, "...was a chance to exchange the Southern bitter wormwood for a cup of mead with Beowulf or a hot cup of tea and milk with Oliver Twist"?

• She enjoys eating snacks at Mrs. Flowers' home.

• She would like to be able to actually meet the characters in the books she was reading.

• She is able to be transported from the poverty of Black Stamps to other places in her mind due to reading.

• She could read while she was doing her chores.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which phrase from the selection provide evidence that Marguerite had very little self-confidence or felt very little self-worth?

• I don't think I ever saw Mrs. flowers laugh, but she smiled often.

• I memorized the part about the human voice infusing words. It seemed so valid and poetic.

• ...I sopped around the house, the Store, the school, and the church like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible.

• On that first day, I ran down the hill into the road...and had the good sensen to stop running before I reached the Store.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A