Encounter with MLK by Maya Angelou

What is the POV of the story?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

"Looking at him in my office, alone, was like seeing a lion sitting down at my dining-room table eating a plate of mustard greens."

This line is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

What joke does Dr. King play on Maya Angelou?

• He puts a whoopie cushion in her chair

• King surprises her by sitting in her chair with his back to the door

• He tells her a joke

• King does not play a joke on her

Why is Angelou afraid to tell Dr. King about her brother?

• She is afraid of how he will react and that he might lose respect for her

• King is not very good with being told bad news

• She does not trust Dr. King

• Angelou is afraid he might yell at her

Why did Dr. King want to meet Angelou?

• He wanted her to write a story about him

• He heard good things about Angelou

• He needed help with SCLC

• He wanted to thank her for her work and get to know a little about her

"He had an easy friendliness, what was unsettling"

This line is an example of-

• Indirect Characterization

• Direct Characterization

Pick the best synonym for the word shanty.

• mansion

• abode

• hut

Pick the best antonym for the word fester.

• Improve

• Disturb

• Go away

Pick the best synonym for the word redeem.

• Rescue

• Enslave

• Preserve

Pick the best synonym for the word fray.

• Conflict

• Converse

• Sew