Individuality and Conformity Pre-tests and Reviews

Which phrases representing the idea of freedom connect the poem to the autobiography?

"Leaps on the back of the wind" connects to "ran down the hill."

"That is a very good job, Mrs. Henderson. You should he proud. You can put your dress back on, Marguerite." "No ma'am. Pride is a sin. And 'cording to the Good Book, it goeth before a fall." "That's right. So the Bible says. It's a good thing to keep in mind." What is the best analysis of this passage?

It entertains the reader because it contrasts what Momma says with what she does.

She smiled that slow dragging smile, "Thank you, Mrs. Henderson. I'd prefer Marguerite, though." My name was beautiful when she said it. "I've been meaning to talk to her, anyway." They gave each other age-group looks. How does the author's decision to include the underlined action impact the reader's understanding?

It helps the reader to infer that Marguerite is perceptive.

The skillful pilot maneuvered successfully during the training mission. How does the underlined phrase in the sentence function?

It's a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial phrase.

The character in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" that is most like the free bird in "The Caged Bird" is _________.

Mrs. Flowers

"I don't need to see the inside, Mrs. Henderson, I can tell . . ." But the dress was over my head and my arms were stuck in the sleeves. What allows the reader to infer that Mrs. Flowers is concerned about Marguerite's feelings?

Mrs. Flowers's words

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," what does Marguerite do when she feels the oppression the caged bird feels?

She refuses to speak to anyone.

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.

Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase?

Some editorials exposing government corruption were leaked to the public.

Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase as an adverbial phrase?

The bumpy road jangled the carriage that we drove around the lake.

re • frain [ri-freyn] 1. (verb) to resist doing something 2. (noun) the chorus of a musical piece Which sentence uses refrain as a noun?

The haunting refrain stayed with the audience long after the show ended.

Which sentence uses two prepositional phrases?

The helicopter landed among the cars in the parking lot.

Which sentence contains an adverbial phrase?

The hopeful actors agreed to meet in the dressing room before the audition.

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.

The last line in this stanza indicates a tone of Desperation.v

In a feeding frenzy, the pigeons descended upon the breadcrumbs that the kindly old man on the park bench continued to toss. Which is a correct analysis of the sentence?

The prepositional phrase "on the park bench" acts as adjectival phrase.

Which version of the sentence uses the preposition to show location?

The unexpected blackout occurred near the masquerade ball.

The honeymooners visited the vineyard. What is the best way to revise the sentence to include a prepositional phrase?

To complete their trip, the honeymooners decided that they should pay a visit to the vineyard and its lovely grounds.

We voted. Which revision of the sentence has added an adverbial phrase?

We voted on the numerous antique cars.

How do metaphors and extended metaphors differ?

While a metaphor is limited in length, an extended metaphor is developed over the course of a poem.

The skyscraper that was built last year has the most extraordinary architecture. The underlined subject of this sentence is

a noun phrase.

Mrs. Bertha Flowers was the aristocrat of Black Stamps. She had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest weather, and on the Arkansas summer days it seemed she had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her. She was thin without the taut look of wiry people, and her printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for her as denim overalls for a farmer. She was our side's answer to the richest white woman in town. Based on the passage, the reader can infer that Marguerite values

culture

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still The stanza best supports a tone of

desire and entrapment.

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams "his shadow" shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. Read the passage from Shakespeare's Sonnet 29. When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with "my bootless cries", And look upon myself and curse my fate, In both poems, the connotation of the underlined (in quotation marks) language implies

despair

A(n) _________ is a comparison over the course of a poem.

extended metaphor

To interpret ______________ in "The Caged Bird," the reader must look at the context of the text rather than an individual word.

figurative language

Mrs. Bertha Flowers was the aristocrat of Black Stamps. She had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest weather, and on the Arkansas summer days it seemed she had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her. She was thin without the taut look of wiry people, and her printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for her as denim overalls for a farmer. She was our side's answer to the richest white woman in town. The author's purpose in including this passage is to

inform the reader of Mrs. Flowers's social position in Black Stamps.

A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. Which word best reflects the tone of the stanza?

opportunity

A _______ is a group of words that work together to express an idea and can function as a noun, adjective, verb, or adverb.

phrase

Which word is an example of a demonstrative adjective?

that

When searching for the connotations of the words in "The Caged Bird," the reader should study

the feeling or idea associated with the word.

The author's purpose is

the primary reason the author wrote the text.

Occasionally, though, Mrs. Flowers would drift off the road and down to the Store and Momma would say to me, "Sister, you go on and play." As I left I would hear the beginning of an intimate conversation. Momma persistently using the wrong verb, or none at all. "Brother and Sister Wilcox is sho'ly the meanest—" "Is," Momma? "Is"? Oh, please, not "is," Momma, for two or more. But they talked, and from the side of the building where I waited for the ground to open up and swallow me, I heard the soft-voiced Mrs. Flowers and the textured voice of my grandmother merging and melting. They were interrupted from time to time by giggles that must have come from Mrs. Flowers (Momma never giggled in her life). Marguerite's thoughts in this passage help the reader to infer that Mrs. Flowers

thinks of Momma as a friend.

The treasure covered in dust and webs waited beneath the stairs, safely hidden under the mildewing books and tattered old newspapers. How many adverbial phrases are included in the sentence?

three

For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the Store, the school and the church, like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible. Then I met, or rather got to know, the lady who threw me my first life line. Which phrase from the passage most helps the reader to identify author Maya Angelou's viewpoint about Mrs. Flowers?

threw me my first life line

Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence. To facilitate a quick getaway, the cunning thief parked the car perpendicular ____ the building.

to

Much to the delight of the students, the faculty decided to enrich the curriculum by adding art to Tuesday mornings and music to Thursday afternoons. Which part of the sentence contains an infinitive?

to enrich

I have tried often to search behind the sophistication of years for the enchantment I so easily found in those gifts. The essence escapes but its aura remains. To be allowed, no, invited, into the private lives of strangers, and to share their joys and fears, was a chance to exchange the Southern bitter wormwood for a cup of mead with Beowulf or a hot cup of tea and milk with Oliver Twist. When I said aloud, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done . . ." tears of love filled my eyes at my selflessness. What is the most likely reason author Maya Angelou included this passage?

to explain her viewpoint on the wonders of reading

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. What is the literal meaning of stalks?

to walk with measured, stiff strides

The _______ of a poem is the attitude of the text toward the subject and theme.

tone

In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Marguerite is like the caged bird in the poem "The Caged Bird" because she feels

trapped.

The famous physicist who discovered the element received much acclaim and many prestigious awards. The underlined phrase is a(n) ________

verb phrase

What should the reader study to make inferences about the personality traits of people in a text? Check all that apply.

✓ actions ✘ events ✘ setting ✓ thoughts ✓ words

In "The Caged Bird," what is the speaker's tone or attitude toward the subject of oppression? Check all that apply.

✓ anger ✘ confusion ✓ defiance ✘indifference ✓ outrage

Which excerpts from "The Caged Bird" can be interpreted as part of the extended metaphor that represents freedom? Check all that apply.

✓ floats downstream ✘ his narrow cage ✓ the trade winds soft ✘ the grave of dreams ✓ dawn-bright lawn

First, the lonely horse moved quite slowly toward the new herd, but eventually was really overjoyed to join them. Which words in the sentence are adverbs? Check all that apply.

✘ lonely ✓ quite ✓ slowly ✘ new ✓ eventually ✓ really ✘ overjoyed

The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn and he names the sky his own What are the connotative meanings of sighing, as used in the poem? Check all that apply.

✘ longing ✘ sadness ✓ relaxation ✘ exhaling ✓ peacefulness ✘ breathing

Mrs. Flowers had known that I would be embarrassed and that was even worse. I picked up the groceries and went out to wait in the hot sunshine. It would be fitting if I got a sunstroke and died before they came outside. Just dropped dead on the slanting porch. There was a little path beside the rocky road, and Mrs. Flowers walked in front swinging her arms and picking her way over the stones. She said, without turning her head, to me, "I hear you're doing very good school work, Marguerite, but that it's all written. The teachers report that they have trouble getting you to talk in class." We passed the triangular farm on our left and the path widened to allow us to walk together. I hung back in the separate unasked and unanswerable questions. "Come and walk along with me, Marguerite." I couldn't have refused even if I wanted to.

Although Marguerite's thoughts tell the reader directly that she was embarrassed, her actions let the reader infer that she was also Eager

The caged bird sings with fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. What concept from the poem does author Maya Angelou also address in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

Angelou equates using one's voice with freedom.

When asked if she was loyal enough to become a secret agent, Keysha answered in the affirmative. In which revised sentence did Alexander change the underlined word to use it as an noun?

As an affirmation of her loyalty, Keysha agreed to become a secret agent.

Both "The Caged Bird" and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" share the same _______ .

Author

How do the events in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" most influence Maya Angelou's later poem, "The Caged Bird"?

Her childhood experiences gave her an understanding of being trapped and being free.

A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. How does the figurative language in this stanza work as part of the extended metaphor?

It creates images of freedom.

Mrs. Flowers didn't belong to our church, nor was she Momma's familiar. Why on earth did she insist on calling her Sister Flowers? Shame made me want to hide my face. Mrs. Flowers deserved better than to be called Sister. Then, Momma left out the verb. Why not ask, "How are you, Mrs. Flowers?" With the unbalanced passion of the young, I hated her for showing her ignorance to Mrs. Flowers. It didn't occur to me for many years that they were as alike as sisters, separated only by formal education. Which line from the passage shows Maya Angelou's adult viewpoint?

It didn't occur to me for many years that they were as alike as sisters, separated only by formal education.