"from Mom & Me & Mom..." by Maya Angelou

Who wrote "Mom & Me & Mom?"

• Mayans

• Angel Langston

• Maya Angelou

• Langston Hughes

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What frightened Maya at the beginning of the story?

• Leaving her brother frightened her.

• Riding the train frightened her.

• Living with her grandmother frightened her.

• Seeing her mother who she had not seen in years frightened her.

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Why did Maya think that her grandmother had mistakenly identified the woman on the train platform as her mother?

• This woman was too short.

• This woman was a movie star.

• Maya did not think her mother was attractive.

• Maya did not consider herself to be pretty or cute, so she did not expect her mother to look like a movie star or to be tall and beautiful.

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What lesson does Maya learn from her mother when she finally smiles for her?

• Maya learns how to look pretty.

• Maya learns to talk.

• Maya learns that being kind and charitable brings joy to both the giver and the receiver.

• Maya learns to buy her mother gifts to make her proud of her.

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Which of the following best summarizes "from Mom & Me & Mom?"

• Maya wanted to live with her mother, so her grandmother took her back to live with her mom in California. Maya was so glad to go and could not wait to leave Arkansas.

• Maya did not want to leave her brother, so they took a train ride to get her brother from Arkansas.

• Maya loved her mom and learned to show her love in many charitable ways. She was so happy to be living with her mom.

• Maya was going to live with her mother, who she had not seen in years. Maya struggled with how to feel about their relationship and how she should treat her mom.

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Supervision-She said she didn't want to leave me without adult supervision, because I was a thirteen-year-old girl. What does supervision mean?

• Supervision means to have someone caring for another person who cannot completely care for oneself.

• Supervision means having extraordinary vision.

• Supervision means having a super power where one can look through walls.

• Supervision means being in trouble for committing a crime.

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Charitable-"Come on, baby, smile for Mother. come on. Be charitable." What does charitable mean?

• Charitable means giving up one's seat at a table.

• Charitable means giving a seat to the needy.

• Charitable means giving a table to the needy.

• Charitable means giving something to benefit another person in charity.

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Philanthropist-I may never be known as a philanthropist, but I certainly want to be known as charitable. What does philanthropist mean?

• Philanthropist means a therapist who talks to people.

• Philanthropist means a mother who loves her daughter.

• Philanthropist means giving to humankind because one cares for humans.

• Philanthropist means having antlers.

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