I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Chapters 17-20 Quiz

What did Marguerite think was blasphemous in Chapter 18?

Question Answer Choices Singing too loudly in church. Eating food during the service. Worshiping in a tent. Dancing during the revival meeting.

What event caused Marguerite to feel threatened and confused in Chapter 20?

Question Answer Choices Seeing a strange man near her home. Receiving a note from Tommy Valdon asking her to be his valentine. Being teased by other children at school. Losing her favorite book.

What did Marguerite and Louise Hendricks develop together in Chapter 20?

Question Answer Choices A coded message system. A secret handshake. A new game. A secret language.

What did Marguerite and the community do to celebrate Joe Louis's victory in Chapter 19?

Question Answer Choices They sang songs together. They organized a parade. They drank sodas and ate candy bars. They held a dance party.

How did Marguerite feel about the cotton-pickers' work in Chapter 18?

Question Answer Choices She thought them all hateful to allow themselves to be worked like oxen. She thought they were lazy. She felt indifferent about their work. She admired their hard work.

Where was the revival meeting held in Chapter 18?

Question Answer Choices In a church hall. In the town square. In a tent pitched in a cotton field. At a local school.

What did Bailey do a year after running across the train tracks in Chapter 17?

Question Answer Choices He ran away to live with his mother in St. Louis. He jumped on board a freight train and was stranded for two weeks in Baton Rouge. He started working at a local store. He decided to move to a different town.

What did the community fear after Joe Louis won the boxing match in Chapter 19?

Question Answer Choices Facing a police crackdown. Losing their homes. Encountering aggressive white people on a lonely country road. Being ridiculed by others.

What did the people in the store listen to on the radio in Chapter 19?

Question Answer Choices Music from a popular band. A sermon from a revival meeting. A news report about a local event. Commentary on a boxing match between Joe Louis and a white boxer.

What was the reaction of the community when Joe Louis won the boxing match in Chapter 19?

Question Answer Choices People began to argue and fight. There was a sense of disappointment. Everyone went home quietly. There was an atmosphere of celebration in the store.