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From Mom & Me & Mom

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of this story?

a)

Vivian Baxter

b)

Jing Mei

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Bailey Angelou

2.
Why didn't Maya know her mother at the beginning of the story?
a)
She'd been kidnapped as a child
b)
Her mother had given her up for adoption
c)
She had amnesia
d)
She'd been living with her grandmother
3.

Why did Maya and Bailey get sent to live with their grandmother?

a)

Their parents couldn't afford to feed them

b)

Their parents divorced

c)

Their parents died

d)

They ran away from home

4.
Where was Maya living with her grandmother?
a)
Arkansas
b)
California
c)
Texas
d)
Kansas
5.
What is Maya Angelou's older brother's name?
a)
Baxter
b)
Bailey
c)
Bryson
d)
Bobby
6.
True or false: Maya immediately feels comfortable around her mother
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Why did Maya and Bailey smash the toys their mother sent them?
a)
It was an accident
b)
Because their grandmother would have taken them, anyway
c)
The toys weren't very good
d)
They were upset that she had sent them away
8.

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

a)

Because her mom likes her brother better

b)

Because she no longer sees her brother as an ally

c)

Because she misses her uncle

d)

Because her grandmother would be lonely on the train

9.

Maya had a hard time getting close to her mother because...

a)

they were so different.

b)

her mother didn't love her.

c)

her mother was too demanding.

d)

her mother left when Maya was young.

10.
Maya didn't want to use the term "Mother." What did she call her mother instead?
a)
Ma'am
b)
Lady
c)
Mama
d)
Miss
11.

How does Bailey react when he sees his mother for the first time?

a)

He is unsure, just like Maya.

b)

He immediately hugs his mother, as if all is forgiven.

c)

He runs away.

d)

He cries because he's mad at his mother.

12.
How does Maya react after she sees Bailey and their mother?
a)
Maya is hurt and wants to go back with her grandmother
b)
Maya feels better about her mother
c)
Maya is jealous because she wants her mother all to herself
d)
Maya is confused because Bailey doesn't know their mother
13.

Why did Maya's mother originally leave the children with their grandmother?

a)

Maya's mother was too goofy and silly.

b)

Her mother had given her up for adoption.

c)

She had amnesia.

d)

She wasn't ready to be a mother.

14.

Why does Maya want to call her mother Lady?

a)

She doesn't like her mother in general

b)

She is not used to calling someone mother

c)

She only thinks of her grandmother as a mother

d)

She likes to think of her as a sister

15.

Maya learned that a smile or a kind word can be a _____________ gift.

a)

charitable

b)

collaborate

c)

supervision

d)

ensuing

16.

Which word means a wealthy person who gives money to the poor or other good cause?

a)

tone

b)

philanthropist

c)

benevolent

d)

anatomy

17.

Which word means being in a trance?

a)

charitable

b)

collaborate

c)

hypnotized

d)

apprehensive

18.

I may not be a rich _________________, but I want to be known as charitable.

a)

benevolent

b)

philanthropist

c)

apprehensive

d)

anatomy