I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Questions and Answers
Discuss racism and color discrimination in the poem "Caged Bird."
Discuss the significance of the title "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in the context of the entire poem.
Why does Marguerite admire Mrs. Flowers in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
What is the purpose, tone, meaning, and message of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou?
What is the main conflict in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
In "Still I Rise," what does "out of the huts of history's shame" (line 32) mean?
Who is the father of Maya Angelou's son?
What is the specific rhyme scheme for Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, how does Marguerite's relationship with her mother compare to her relationship with "Momma" (her grandmother)?
Maya Angelou begins I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings with a moment of public humiliation in the church. Why did she choose this scene in particular?
How does Mrs. Flowers’s lesson change the way Marguerite feels about books and words in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
How did Uncle Willie become disabled?
In what way does Maya Angelou describe “The Store”? Find an example of figurative language that helps to explain how she feels. Explain the example.
Who is Bertha Flowers, and how does Maya describe her?
What literary devices are used in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, why does Mrs. Flowers encourage Marguerite to listen to "mother wit"? multi-answer please help: 1.those contain wisdom passed down through generations. 2.she thinks Marguerite should have a better sense of humor. 3.she thinks Marguerite reads too many books. 4.she means that Marguerite should obey Momma better.
How does Maya's relationship with Bailey change over the course of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
What are the allusions in the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
How does Marguerite feel about Uncle Willie in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Marguerite says that Mrs. Flowers' skin looked like it would peel like a plum. What does she mean?
Why did Maya lie on the witness stand?
In Chapter 9 of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou writes: ""He (Bailey Sr.) arrived in front of the Store in a clean gray car (he must have stopped just outside of town to wipe it in preparation for the "grand entrance"). ..... And my seven-year-old world humpty-dumptied, never to be put back together again." Why does the reference to Humpty Dumpty fit so well? In other words, what does it mean and reflect about Angelou's world?
Why does Mrs. Flowers tell Marguerite to be "understanding of illiteracy"?
In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," how did the family handle the identification of Mr. Freeman's assault on Maya?
How did Marguerite and Bailey approach the white part of town?
On page 48 at the beginning of Chapter 8, Angelou writes: "Stamps, Arkansas, was Chitlin' Switch, Georgia; Hang 'Em High, Alabama; Don't Let the Sun Set on You Here, N****r, Mississippi; or any other name just as descriptive. " How were these names “descriptive”?
What happened that caused Uncle Willie to lay low?
What does Mrs. Flowers tell Marguerite in the first part of her "lessons of living"?
Why did Maya pity Mrs. Cullinan?
What is the implied meaning of "his bars of rage" in the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou?
Why did Marguerite receive presents from Momma, Bailey, Louise and others?
What are some examples of figurative language in the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Who or what is Maya's first love in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
A quote in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings states “Momma intended to teach Bailey and me to use the paths of life that she and her generation and all the Negroes gone before had found, and found to be safe ones.” What is the path, and how did Angelou react to going down that path?
Trace Maya's relationship with Bailey. Does it change significantly over the course of the book? Why or why not?
Why is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings banned?
What individuals serve as positive role models for Maya in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
What simile does Marguerite use to communicate her low self-esteem before she goes to Mrs. Flowers' house in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
What does the title I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings mean?
What are the two customer reactions when Marguerite weighs their goods on he scale?
Discuss slavery in the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
Why does Marguerite like Deuteronomy?
In chapter 15 of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, could you describe Mrs. Flowers using the text from page 93-94? Why is the narrator so embarrassed by her Momma's speech in the presence of Mrs. Flowers (Chapter 5)?
What time period is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings set in?
Why did Uncle Willie hide in the vegetable bin? What made him hide in it?
How might one best describe Mrs. Viola Cullinan, the white woman in whose service Margaret (Maya Angelou, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) learned "the finer touches around the home"?
How does I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings end?
In what style is the book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" written?
Why is language important to Mrs. Flowers in the excerpt “Mrs. Flowers” from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou? "Mrs. Flowers" http://www.delangehenderson.com/pdf/STARLits%20Titles/MrsFlowers.pdf http://cms-grade8-ela-reading-2010.wikispaces.com/file/view/hrsolution_mrsflowers.pdf
In the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" what is the figurative language in the first two stanzas?
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