Who is Maya?

When and where was she born?

• Missouri 1928

• Georgia 1922

• Florida 1929

• New York 1921

Who gave her the nickname Maya?

• Grandmother

• Mother

• Father

• Brother

What significant event led Maya Angelou to stop speaking for several years during her childhood?

• Her parents' divorce and move to Stamps, Arkansas.

• Being molested and the subsequent death of her attacker.

• Struggling with racial segregation in Stamps.

• Her brother giving her the nickname Maya.

She won a scholarship to study which two things?

• English

• Dance

• Writing

• Drama

She was San Francisco's first

• Black Write

• Black teacher

• Black cable car operator

• Black doctor

How would you describe her life so far?

Sentence stem: I think her life was _____ because______.

Which prominent civil rights leader did Maya Angelou return to America to assist in building an organization in 1964?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Nelson Mandela.

• Malcolm X.

• Rosa Parks.

What was the title of Maya Angelou's critically and commercially successful memoir, published in 1970, covering the early years of her life?

• Gather Together in My Name

• The Heart of a Woman

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

• All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

Based on what you know about her life what do you think the theme of her poems are?

• Language, Slavery, and happiness

• Courage, America, and Sadness

• Power, Tribes, and Family

• Race, Perseverance, and freedom