Worksheetsch. 34-36 (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) NO QUOTES
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What job did Marguerite get?
She got a job in a play in the theater district.
She got a job as a writer with the local newspaper.
She became the first Negro to work on the San Francisco streetcars.
She became a tour guide at the art museum in Golden Gate Park.
How does Maya Angelou describe the change in her when the spring classes began?
She was "aware of being aware."
She was "ignorant of being ignorant ."
She was "in love with life and love itself."
She was "angry in a way I had never been angry before."
Which of the following forces did not assault the young Black female?
the common forces of nature
masculine prejudice
white illogical hate
jealousy
Of whom is the author speaking? It is "an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors."
the adult Black male
the adult Black female
the women of all races who worked during World War II.
any oppressed minority
What new idea did Marguerite have as a result of reading The Well of Loneliness?
She wanted to go to college and become a writer.
She wanted to become a missionary.
She thought she was a lesbian.
She became obsessed with death.
True or False: Mother respond to Marguerite's questions about her body by laughing and telling her she should have figured out the answers to those questions long ago.
True
False
What was Marguerite's solution to her still-present concern over her sexual preferences?
She went to the library to do some reading.
She decided she would wait until she was older to think about it.
She wrote a letter to her old friend, Louise.
She decided she needed a boyfriend.
How did Marguerite become pregnant?
She seduced a boy in the neighborhood.
She went to a party, got drunk, and one of the boys took advantage of her.
She was attacked by one of her mother's friends.
She wanted to trap her boyfriend into marrying her, so she got pregnant on purpose.
How did her parents find out?
The school nurse called them.
Her pastor told them.
She wrote them a letter.
Her mother could tell that her shape was changing.
How did Maya Angelou react to her son after they came home from the hospital?
She was a confident and took over all motherhood duties.
She was unsure of herself, afraid she would hurt him.
She was depressed and not able to care for him.
She asked her mother to raise him.
