Maya Angelou Life Doesn't Frighten Me at All

One theme of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• people of all ages can and should face their fears with courage.

• that fears of the dark, dogs barking, and shadows are common.

• girls have more fears than boys.

• people do not need to face their fears to have a good life.

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The author of "Life Doesn't Frighten" me is

• Mother Goose

• Margaret Peterson Haddix

• Maya Angelou

• Graham Salisbury

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One of the real fears mentioned in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• dragons on my counterpane

• big ghosts in a cloud

• mean old mother goose

• noises down the hall

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An imaginary fear in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All" is

• shadows on the wall

• bad dogs barking loud

• dragons breathing flame

• boys pulling my hair

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Which lines in the poem best support the idea that the speaker knows how to drive away fears?

• Lines 1-6

• Lines 7-12

• Lines 13-20

• Lines 41-44

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The lines 'If I'm afraid at all / It's only in my dreams' emphasize that the speaker

• is brave in the face of danger.

• is brave only when asleep.

• is scared of waking up.

• is tired and needs to rest.

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Why are certain lines repeated in the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me?"

• to show whom the speaker is

• to show what the speaker is afraid of

• to show what words rhyme

• to emphasize that the speaker is standing up to her fears

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The speaker of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is

• a child, specifically a girl

• a child, specifically a boy

• Maya Angelou

• whomever is reading the poem

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What do the lines “I won’t cry / So they fly” tell you about the speaker?

• The speaker is not scared of the things in the poem.

• The speaker is scared of birds.

• The speaker is too scared to cry.

• The speaker cannot fly.

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Why does the author repeat the line “Life doesn’t frighten me at all?”

• To help over come her fears

• To help the reader not forget the title

• To tell that some people have a few fears

• To suggest that she is braver than her classmates

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