I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

What does Marguerite compare herself to at the start of the story?

• A stupid child

• A whipped puppy

• An unopened letter

• A dirty and inedible old biscuit

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Marguerite says Mrs. Flowers was "thin without the taut look..." What does "taut" mean?

• what a teacher does with a student

• pulled or drawn tight

• lax or loosely held

• like a prune

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What was Marguerite's impression of Mrs. Flowers?

• she didn't encourage familiarity

• she made friends with everyone

• she laughed often

• she was always angry and unsmiling

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why was Marguerite embarrassed about Momma?

• she dressed in very dirty clothes

• she actually believed that Mrs. Flowers liked her

• she called Mrs. Flowers "Sister" and left out verbs

• she tried to speak with a British accent and failed miserably

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What did Marguerite say about Mrs. Flowers?

• she made me proud to be a Negro, just by being herself

• she made me proud to know her because she spoke good English

• she made me proud to know her because no one spoke to her

• she made me proud to know her because I was her only friend

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Who did Momma want to send with Mrs. Flowers to carry her groceries?

• Bailey

• Marguerite

• Tanner

• Tommy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Who did Mrs. Flowers ask to carry the groceries to her home?

• Bailey

• Marguerite

• Tanner

• Tommy

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What did Momma make Marguerite do before following Mrs. Flowers home with the groceries?

• take a bath

• wash her dirty hands and arms

• change clothes to a better dress

• brush her teeth

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Marguerite not want to put on her Sunday dress?

• It was already clean for Sunday

• She had spilled chocolate milk on it and hadn't told Momma

• She thought it might be sacrilegious

• Her cat had been laying on it and wrinkled it

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Momma make Marguerite pull her dress up in front of Mrs. Flowers?

• To show her how she stitched the arms onto the dress

• She wanted to show Mrs. Flowers that Marguerite didn't need a bath

• She knew Marguerite was hiding candy

• Mrs. Flowers was afraid Marguerite might hide something and Momma said it wasn't possible

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1