I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

9th Grade

10 Qs

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. What does the caged bird represent?

African Americans

a bird in a cage... dah!

White Americans

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. What does the free bird represent?

freedom

the freedom the white man enjoys

a bird in the fields.. silly !

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. What is this poem mainly about?

love and happiness

the pains and struggles of African Americans

the importance of music and singing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. The poem alternates between describing the free bird and the caged bird. This structure emphasizes

how similar freedom and slavery are

the contrast of being free and being confined

why birds should be free

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. Which line of the poem shows that the caged bird has never been free?

“his wings are clipped and / his feet are tied / so he opens his throat to sing.” (lines 12–14)

“his tune is heard / on the distant hill / for the caged bird / sings for freedom.” (lines 19–22)

“The caged bird sings / with a fearful trill / of things unknown / but longed for still” (lines 31–34)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. What does the caged bird’s singing reveal about him?

he is using the only way of resistance left for him

he loves singing

he is better at singing than the free bird

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. Read these lines from the poem.


But a bird that stalks

down his narrow cage

can seldom see through

his bars of rage


What do these lines reveal about the caged bird?

the caged bird is satisfied with his condition

the caged bird is angry at his condition

the caged bird has problems flying

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