Review for Pale Mare and Caged Bird

Match the following

• something difficult to do

• roots

• something people believe or do

• tradition

• the right way to live or think

• struggle

• beg,plead

• implore

• connections or ties to the community, family, and friends

• ideals

Match the following

• purpose or aim

• claim

• you say you own it

• goal

• liberty, be able to do what you want

• freedom

Which sentence from the story has a first-person pronoun?

• The arena is smooth as a flour tortilla.

• All senses lock on me, the intruder.

• Mama, Papa, they just don’t get it.

• She blinks her large dark eyes.

Which of these is true about a story told by a first-person narrator?

• The facts and details are all about the narrator.

• The setting changes often to show the narrator’s moods.

• The events are seen through the eyes of the narrator.

 Consuela makes a connection to the pale mare because both of them

• feel trapped.

• love the moonlight.

• escape to freedom.

 In poetry, rhythm is 

• an important symbol.

• a pattern of beats.

• the number of rhymes.

The “grave of dreams” in Line 27 is most likely a symbol   

• of a nightmare.

• the end of hope.

• a scary story.

What can the free bird do that the caged bird cannot do?   

• sing

• eat

• fly

• dance

Which words best describe how the caged bird feels?  

• trapped and angry

• happy and hopeful

• lazy and tired