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Marguerite Annie Johnson, better known as Maya Angelou, published seven autobiographies (including "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"), three books of essays, and several books of poetry.
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  'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou   popular trivia quiz  
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A few questions on the first of Maya Angelou's autobiographies. This one deals with her childhood.
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  Maya Angelou Poems    
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If you know your Maya Angelou poems then this quiz should be a breeze for you. Good luck and many blessings!
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Maya Angelou Trivia Questions
1. Which poem is this line from: "Too proud to bend/ Too poor to break"

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: When I Think About Myself

This poem is from the collection by Angelou "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie."

2. In which town does Maya spend her early childhood from the age of three?

From Quiz 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

Answer: Stamps, Arkansas

Maya describes Stamps as a town where, "a light shade had been pulled down between the Black community and all things white".

3. "But I was not born to be a worked out slave" is a refrain in which of Angelou's poems?

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: One More Round

This is a poem from her collection "And Still I Rise."

4. What was Maya Angelou's name originally and the name by which she is known throughout the book?

From Quiz 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

Answer: Marguerite Johnson

Her maiden name was Johnson and Maya was a nickname that originated in her brother calling her 'mya sister'.

5. "Just like moons and like suns/ With the certainty of tides/ Just like hopes springing high" is a line from one of Angelou's poems. Which one?

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: Still I Rise

This poem is from her collection "And Still I Rise."

6. What poem does this line come from: "Lying, thinking/ Last night/ How to find my soul a home?"

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: Alone

This poem is from her collection "Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well."

7. When Maya was seven, she and her brother Bailey went to live with their mother and their maternal grandmother in St.Louis. What was their maternal grandmother's surname?

From Quiz 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

Answer: Baxter

Grandmother Baxter was an equally formidable woman who was a "precinct captain" and had "the leverage to deal with even the lowest crook without fear".

8. "Star shine, moon glow/ You're all that I can call my own" is the final line in which poem?

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: Woman Work

This poem is from her collection "And Still I Rise."

9. From what school did Maya graduate at the age of twelve?

From Quiz 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

Answer: Lafayette County Training School

Maya attended two schools which were for black students only in the segregation of the 1930s: Lafayette in Stamps and Toussaint L'Ouverture in St.Louis. She returned to Stamps from St.Louis after a year where she completed the first part of her education.

10. "His bars of rage/ his wings are clipped and/ his feet are tied/ so he opens his throat to sing" is a line from which poem that was inspired by a poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar?

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: Caged Bird

This is a poem from her collection "Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?"

11. At the age of eight Maya is raped by her mother's boyfriend, Mr.Freeman. What happens to him?

From Quiz 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

Answer: He is found dead.

Freeman was sentenced to 1 year and one day's imprisonment but his lawyer managed to get him released without him serving any of it. Later he was found dead "in the lot behind the slaughterhouse". "The policeman said, 'Seems like he was dropped there. Some say he was kicked to death.'"

12. What poem is this line from: "Even sunlight dares/ and trembles through my bars?"

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: Prisoner

This is a poem from her collection "Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well."

13. What was Maya's father's name?

From Quiz 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

Answer: Bailey Snr.

Bailey Snr. was idolised by his children but he was a vain and self-centred man.

14. What poem do these lines come from: "The Rock cries out to us today,/ You may stand upon me,/ But do not hide your face?"

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: On the Pulse of Morning

This poem is from her collection "On the Pulse of Morning."

15. Why was Bertha Flowers important to Maya?

From Quiz 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

Answer: she was an educated woman who gave her an interest in literature

Bertha Flowers had a dignity that impressed Maya from an early age and gave her the insight into what could be achieved in life.

16. "I shall not be moved" is a refrain from which of Angelou's poems?

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: Our Grandmothers

The name of the collection that this poem is from is "I Shall Not Be Moved."

17. When she was thirteen, Maya moved back to live with her mother and maternal grandmother who had moved to California. In which city was this?

From Quiz 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

Answer: San Francisco

Although they lived temporarily with Grandmother Johnson in Los Angeles, they settled down with their mother's family in San Francisco.

18. "You declare you see me dimly/ Through a glass that will not shine/ Though I stand before you boldly/ Trim in rank and marking time" is a line from which poem?

From Quiz Maya Angelou Poems

Answer: Equality

This poem is from her collection "I Shall Not Be Moved."

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