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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

CliffsNotes on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings follows Marguerite's (later called Maya) young life in the segregated South. Abandoned by their parents at an early age, she and her older brother Bailey move in with their grandmother and crippled uncle in Stamps, Arkansas. Maya Angelou's autobiography explores how her blossoming character helped her cope with rape, sexism, society's prejudices, and the isolation and loneliness she faced growing up.

Take the Quiz Maya, on vacation in southern California, envisions visiting Daddy Bailey at a
  1. manor house with liveried staff
  2. cozy home with red shutters and a picket fence
  3. retreat replete with orange trees
  4. beach bungalow facing the Pacific
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