From Mom and Me Comprehension Check

Who is the author of this story?

• Vivian Baxter

• Jing Mei

• Maya Angelou

• Bailey Angelou

Why didn't Maya know her mother at the beginning of the story?

• She'd been kidnapped as a child
• Her mother had given her up for adoption
• She had amnesia
• She'd been living with her grandmother

Why did Maya and Bailey get sent to live with their grandmother?

• Their parents couldn't afford to feed them

• Their parents divorced

• Their parents died

• They ran away from home

Where was Maya living with her grandmother?

• Arkansas
• California
• Texas
• Kansas

Maya's grandmother tells her not to worry because who will look after her?

• Her mother
• Her brother
• The Lord
• Her father

What is Maya Angelou's older brother's name?

• Baxter
• Bailey
• Bryson
• Bobby

True or false: Maya immediately feels comfortable around her mother

• True
• False

Why did Maya and Bailey smash the toys their mother sent them?

• It was an accident
• Because their grandmother would have taken them, anyway
• The toys weren't very good
• They were upset that she had sent them away

What was Angelou's initial (first) impression of her mother?

• She thought she was mean

• She thought she thought she was a movie star because she was so beautiful

• She was angry at her.

• She thought she was ugly and did not like her.

Why did Angelou call her mother "Lady"

• Because her mother asked her to do so.

• Because she did not know who she was.

• Because she did not look like a mother, and she had just met her.

• Because her grandmother told her to call her that.