Maya Angelou Reflection Questions

Where was Maya Angelou born?

• St. Louis, Missouri

• St. Louis, Arkansas

• Kansas City, Missouri

• San Francisco, California

What was Maya Angelou's real name?

What job did Maya Angelou become the first Black female in?

• Actress

• Poet

• Cable Car Conductor

• Author

What was the name of the organization Maya Angelou helped organize in collaboration with Malcom X?

What was the name of Maya Angelou's friend who encouraged her to write a memoir about her childhood and adult years?

• James Baldwin

• James Earl Jones

• Malcolm X

• Lou Gosset Jr.

What was the name of the 1971 collection of poems that Maya Angelou that earned her a Pulitzer Prize nomination?

How long did Maya Angelou's memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings remain on The New York Times' paperback nonfiction bestseller list for?

• 5 years

• 1 year

• 3 years

• 2 years

What was the name of Maya Angelou's 1969 memoir?

What was the name of her first album?

• Miss Calypso

• Calypso

• Porgy and Bess

• Calypso Wave

What television miniseries earned her an Emmy nomination?