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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maggie Hoyal grow up?
(a) In California.
(b) In Barbados.
(c) In Florida.
(d) In St. Lucia.

2. Where does Maggie Hoyal's family go for her father's work?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) St. Lucia.

3. What is Yarrow Morgan's mother's reaction to being told about the abuse?
(a) Fear.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Ridicule.
(d) Anger.

4. Maya Angelou's mother trained to be a _________.
(a) Nurse.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Bookie.
(d) Gambler.

5. Where does Uncle Karl invite Louise Thornton's brother, Frank, to go with him?
(a) Circus.
(b) Horse races.
(c) Carnival.
(d) Stock car races.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maya Angelou live in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

2. The story "These are the Things I Remember" starts with Maggie Hoyal's memory of what?

3. What does Marty O. Dyke accuse her father of in her poem?

4. How old is Maya Angelou in "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

5. What is Mr. Freeman's fate at the end of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jill Morgan finally end the brutal abuse at the hands of her father and mother?

2. What events does Jean Monroe describe in "California Daughter/1950"?

3. What happens in the poem by Yarrow Morgan?

4. Under what circumstances was Jill Morgan hospitalized for several weeks at age four?

5. What is Marty O. Dyke's poem "Yeah I'm Blaming You" about?

6. What brought about the creation of "I Never Told Anyone"?

7. How were both Jill Morgan's parents responsible for her abuse?

8. How did Louise Thornton's family learn about Uncle Karl's abuse and what did they do about it?

9. What events occur before Mr. Freeman rapes Maya Angelou?

10. Why does Maya stop talking for a time after Mr. Freeman's trial?

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