I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

i know why the caged bird sings

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?

She was caring and concerned.
She was cheerful and lighthearted.
She was formal and disapproving.
She was stiff and unaffectionate.
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She was caring and concerned.

Read the passage from "The Caged Bird.”

But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.

In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” how does Marguerite’s reaction to oppression differ from the reaction of the caged bird?

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She refuses to dress nicely for Mrs. Flowers. She refuses to leave the house. She refuses to eat Mrs. Flowers’s cookies. She refuses to speak to anyone.

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