From Mom and Me Comprehension Check

Who is the author of this story?

• Vivian Baxter

• Jing Mei

• Maya Angelou

• Bailey Angelou

Why didn't Maya know her mother at the beginning of the story?

• She'd been kidnapped as a child

• Her mother had given her up for adoption

• She had amnesia

• She'd been living with her grandmother

Why did Maya and Bailey smash the toys their mother sent them?

• It was an accident

• Because their grandmother would have taken them, anyway

• The toys weren't very good

• They were upset that she had sent them away

Why does Maya *really* want to go back to Arkansas with her grandmother?

• Because her mom likes her brother better

• Because she no longer sees her brother as an ally

• Because she misses her uncle

• Because her grandmother would be lonely on the train

How does Maya describe her mother(physically)?

• TV star

• Tiny

• Had red lips

• Had high heels

Why does Maya want to call her mother Lady?

• She doesn't like her mother in general

• She is not used to calling someone mother

• She only thinks of her grandmother as a mother

• She likes to think of her as a sister

How does Maya feel about Bailey´s reaction?

Why does Maya want to go back to Arkansas with her grandmother?

• She does not like her mother

• She misses Arkansas

• She hates California

• She is to mad at Bailey

What type of text is this?

• fiction

• memoir

• historical fiction

• novel

Who was Maya going to meet?

• grandma

• Bailey

• Uncle Willie

• Mother Annie