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or the past two days, your class has viewed the I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings film and responded to teacher-constructed questions during your viewing; all participating students received credit for these worksheets.

Now it is your turn to develop questions and make connections between the film and book! With a partner or individually, post five questions you realized you had about Marguerite's story from viewing the film--a question can be formed from something you were wondering about. After you have developed your questions, find the answers in the book! Challenge: Cite quotations to support your answers. Include page number.

Ex. 1. Q: Why does Uncle Willie walk with a limp and what's with his stutter?

A: He was born a cripple and people have always made fun of him.

2. Q: Why does Bailey Sr. have feelings for another woman.

A: He is divorced so he is allowed to.

3. Q: Does Maya want to leave grandma and Stamps behind?

A: No Bailey wants to go but she wants to stay.

4. Q: Why does Bailey say his dad was killed?

A: Because he saw a dead black city man being pulled out of the river.

5. Q: Why does Maya and Bailey crush the presents their dad sends them?

A: They think he just sent them to make them angry and they don't want to see him.