Caged Bird

In “Caged Bird,” how many stanzas are devoted to the experience of the caged bird?

• A

• B

• C

• D

According to the speaker in “Sympathy,” how does the caged bird feel?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The title of Maya Angelou’s poem refers to an image in Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem. This is an example of

• A

• B

• C

• D

What do these lines reveal about the caged bird?

• The caged bird has strong feelings.

• The caged bird is aware of its surroundings.

• The caged bird has difficulty flying.

• The caged bird is satisfied with its life.

What does the caged bird represent?

• The oppression of the African American community.

• A bird with clipped wings and tied feet.

• The fight for women's rights.

• Maya Angelou's anger at being lonely.

Caged Bird develops the theme of--

• the beauty in nature around us.

• the importance of freedom .

• taking a moment to appreciate your own situation.

• the difficulty of seeing things hurt.

The caged bird represents

• an animal who is locked up

• the hope of the future

• the loss of freedom and choice

• ignorance

What effect do the words stalks, cage, rage, clipped, and tied (in the second stanza) have on the tone of the poem?

• the caged bird is limited and angry yet hopeful.

• the caged bird as free and ready to claim what is his.

• the caged bird is free to do as he wishes in his cage

• the caged bird is proud to be kept in a cage.

Why does the caged bird sing?

• It wants to challenge the free bird

• It has to make others feel good

• It wants to entertain people

• It has only one way to express itself

What is the main conflict in this poem?

• The caged bird hates the free bird.

• The caged bird longs for the life of the free bird.

• The free bird laughs at the caged bird.

• The free bird cannot sing as well as the caged bird.