Chapters 25-29 Study Questions
1. What did Maya Angelou think was the real reason Momma took her and Bailey to live in California with their parents?
2. What was the enigma of which Maya Angelou spoke?
3. What was the secret world given to Marguerite by Mrs. Flowers?
4. How did Bailey and Marguerite feel about their mother's nervousness on the drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco?
5. How did Bailey and Marguerite learn there were other people in the world?
6. Describe Vivian Baxter's personality.
7. What two events happened at this time in Marguerite's life?
8. What happened to the population of San Francisco's Fillmore district during the early months of World War II?
9. How does the author describe Miss Kirwin, her teacher at George Washington High School?
10. Who, according to the author, is the hero in the African American ghetto?
2. What was the enigma of which Maya Angelou spoke?
3. What was the secret world given to Marguerite by Mrs. Flowers?
4. How did Bailey and Marguerite feel about their mother's nervousness on the drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco?
5. How did Bailey and Marguerite learn there were other people in the world?
6. Describe Vivian Baxter's personality.
7. What two events happened at this time in Marguerite's life?
8. What happened to the population of San Francisco's Fillmore district during the early months of World War II?
9. How does the author describe Miss Kirwin, her teacher at George Washington High School?
10. Who, according to the author, is the hero in the African American ghetto?