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The character in “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” that is most like the free bird in “The Caged Bird” is

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Mrs.Flowers

Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Occasionally, though, Mrs. Flowers would drift off the road and down to the Store and Momma would say to me, “Sister, you go on and play.” As I left I would hear the beginning of an intimate conversation. Momma persistently using the wrong verb, or none at all. “Brother and Sister Wilcox is sho’ly the meanest—” “Is,” Momma? “Is”? Oh, please, not “is,” Momma, for two or more. But they talked, and from the side of the building where I waited for the ground to open up and swallow me, I heard the soft-voiced Mrs. Flowers and the textured voice of my grandmother merging and melting. They were interrupted from time to time by giggles that must have come from Mrs. Flowers (Momma never giggled in her life). Marguerite’s thoughts in this passage help the reader to infer that Mrs. Flowers

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(C) thinks of Momma as a friend.

Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the Store, the school and the church, like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible. Then I met, or rather got to know, the lady who threw me my first life line. Which phrase from the passage most helps the reader to identify author Maya Angelou’s viewpoint about Mrs. Flowers?

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(D) threw me my first life line

Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” She smiled that slow dragging smile, “Thank you, Mrs. Henderson. I’d prefer Marguerite, though.” My name was beautiful when she said it. “I’ve been meaning to talk to her, anyway.” They gave each other age-group looks. How does the author’s decision to include the underlined action impact the reader’s understanding?

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(D) It helps the reader to infer that Marguerite is perceptive.

Which phrases representing the idea of freedom connect the poem to the autobiography?

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(A) “Leaps on the back of the wind” connects to “ran down the hill.”

Which excerpt from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” best justifies the inference that Bailey is a supportive brother to Marguerite?

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(B) I wanted to gobble up the room entire and take it to Bailey, who would help me analyze and enjoy it.

Both “The Caged Bird” and “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” share the same

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Author

In “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Marguerite is like the caged bird in the poem “The Caged Bird” because she feels

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(D) trapped.

What should the reader study to make inferences about the personality traits of people in a text? Check all that apply.

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(A) actions (D) thoughts (E) words

Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Momma said, “Sister, I know you acted like a little lady. That do my heart good to see settled people take to you all. I’m trying my best, the Lord knows, but these days . . .” Her voice trailed off. “Go on in and change your dress.” From Momma’s words, what can the reader infer about the type of parent she was?

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(A) She was caring and concerned.