Mom & Me & Mom
Authored by Karen Moseley
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on Maya Angelou's memoir "Mom & Me & Mom" and is designed for 7th grade English Language Arts students. The questions assess reading comprehension of character relationships, plot development, and emotional conflicts within this autobiographical work. Students need strong literal and inferential comprehension skills to understand the complex family dynamics between Maya, her brother Bailey, their mother, and their grandmother. The quiz requires students to analyze character motivations, trace cause-and-effect relationships, and understand how past events influence present emotions and behaviors. Students must demonstrate their ability to identify key details about the setting, characters' reactions to reunion after separation, and the underlying reasons for family conflict. The final question on philanthropy tests vocabulary comprehension, requiring students to connect word meaning to context. Created by Karen Moseley, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of character development and family relationships in memoir literature. Teachers can use this quiz as a chapter review, homework assignment, or warm-up activity to check comprehension before moving to higher-order analysis activities. The questions progress from basic plot recall to more complex inference questions, making it suitable for differentiated instruction and helping teachers identify which students need additional support with reading comprehension strategies. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 for analyzing character interactions, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4 for determining word meanings in context.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is Maya (the author) traveling to California?
to visit her grandmother
to pick up her brother
to meet her mother
to go on vacation
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Maya's first impression of her mother?
She was amazed at how similar they looked.
She was disgusted by her mother's appearance.
She started crying because she was so happy.
She was amazed at how different they looked.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Maya's grandmother react to Maya's mother?
Maya's grandmother accepted her differences.
Maya's grandmother was offended by her behavior.
Maya's grandmother tried to be like her.
Maya's grandmother had no opinion.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Maya had a hard time getting close to her mother because...
they were so different.
her mother didn't love her.
her mother was too demanding.
her mother left when Maya was young.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Maya didn't want to use the term "Mother." What did she call her mother instead?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does Bailey react when he sees his mother for the first time?
He is unsure, just like Maya.
He immediately hugs his mother, as if all is forgiven.
He runs away.
He cries because he's mad at his mother.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does Maya react after she sees Bailey and their mother?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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