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I know why the cage bird sings

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What does the caged bird represent?

a)

African Americans

b)

a bird in a cage... dah!

c)

White Americans

2.

2. What does the free bird represent?

a)

freedom

b)

the freedom the white man enjoys

c)

a bird in the fields.. silly !

3.

3. What is this poem mainly about?

a)

love and happiness

b)

the pains and struggles of African Americans

c)

the importance of music and singing

4.

4. The poem alternates between describing the free bird and the caged bird. This structure emphasizes

a)

how similar freedom and slavery are

b)

the contrast of being free and being confined

c)

why birds should be free

5.
Choose the best synonym of “intolerant” in the phrase, “I must always be intolerant of ignorance”
a)
a.  Unaccepting
b)
b.  Narrow-minded
c)
c.   Prejudiced
d)
d.   Discriminatory
6.

The birds' ___________ chirping soon became annoying.


Which of the following is the missing word from this sentence?

a)

benign

b)

ceaseless

c)

enchantment

d)

intolerant

e)

valid

7.

Which of the selections is an autobiography?

a)

"Caged Bird"

b)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

c)

"New Directions"

d)

"Woman Work"

8.

What is this poem mainly about?

a)

Freedom and slavery

b)

The lives of birds

c)

Joy and singing

d)

The dreams of birds

9.

Why does the caged bird sing?

a)

It wants to challenge the free bird

b)

It has to make others feel good

c)

It wants to entertain people

d)

It has only one way to express itself

10.

The caged bird can be interpreted as a metaphor expressing the importance of

a)

acceptance

b)

helping others

c)

protecting birds

d)

freedom for all