* Which of the following languages does Maya NOT speak fluently?
* At what collage was Maya named Reynolds Professor of American Studies?
* In which town does Maya spend her early childhood from the age of three?
* What was Maya Angelou's name originally and the name by which she is known throughout the book?
* 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 what school did Maya graduate at the age of twelve?
* At the age of eight Maya is raped by her mother's boyfriend, Mr.Freeman. What happens to him?
* What was Maya's father's name?
* Why was Bertha Flowers important to Maya?
* 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?