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Maya Angelou wrote about her life in a multi-volume autobiography. The passage you have read is a very (a)   version of that life.

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Angelou's books describe human behavior in all its forms. She shows not only how (a)   people can be but also how noble they can be.

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Bertha Flowers, who loved books, was a strong influence on the young girl. Maya (a)   her friend and became a lover of books too.

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The Arkansas of the 1930s described by Angelou seems like another planet. Her stories (a)   memories of a time of deep racial divisions.

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When Maya was a child, a line was drawn to keep African Americans in their place. Anyone crossing that line would be (a)   immediately.

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A number of characters come alive in the pages of Angelou's autobiography. Momma is a (a)   presence in the first book in the series.

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Momma kept her independence because she owned the store in Stamps. As the (a)   , Momma didn't have to take orders from anyone.

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Momma had many fine qualities. The one Maya admired the most was her grandmother's (a)   in coping with bigotry.

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Momma refused to back down in the face of bigotry. She was an (a)   defender of the right to be treated equally.

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Momma hoped the white dentist would treat Maya, as it was an emergency. Despite Maya's (a)   toothache, the dentist refused to see her.

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In the confrontation that followed, Momma was expected to give way. But Momma refused to (a)   herself by doing so and stood up to the dentist.

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Angelou records in her books the interesting times she lived through. They include the (a)   years of the Civil Rights movement.

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Angelou tries to match her poetry to her life. Her language is sometimes (a)   , perhaps as a reflection on the hard realities of life.

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Maya Angelou and President Clinton both came from Arkansas. Perhaps that is why he invited her to his (a)   as the nation's 42nd president.