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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which lines from the poem show that the caged bird has never been free?
“his wings are clipped and / his feet are tied / so he opens his throat to sing.” (lines 12–14)
“his tune is heard / on the distant hill / for the caged bird / sings for freedom.” (lines 19–22)
“But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams / his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” (lines 27–28)
“The caged bird sings / with a fearful trill / of things unknown / but longed for still” (lines 31–34)
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the caged bird’s singing reveal about him?
He is terribly unhappy
He prefers to sing rather than to fly
He is afraid to be free
He wants to be heard
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why does the caged bird sing?
It wants to challenge the free bird
It has to make others feel good
It wants to entertain people
It has only one way to express itself
- 4. Multiple Choice
Read these lines from the poem.
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
What do these lines reveal about the caged bird?
The caged bird has strong feelings.
The caged bird is aware of its surroundings.
The caged bird has difficulty flying.
The caged bird is satisfied with its life.
- 5. Multiple Choice
According to the poem, the free bird can best be described as
Hungry
Content
Cautious
Thoughtful
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the main conflict in this poem?
The caged bird hates the free bird.
The caged bird longs for the life of the free bird.
The free bird laughs at the caged bird.
The free bird cannot sing as well as the caged bird.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is this poem mainly about?
Freedom and slavery
The lives of birds
Joy and singing
The dreams of birds
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read lines 23 and 24 from the poem.
The free bird thinks of another
breeze / and the trade winds
soft through the sighing trees
What is the effect of the trees sighing in this verse?
It indicates that it is still early in the day.
It shows the tree is sleeping
It indicates that the bird is carefree.
It shows where the bird sleeps.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Read the following lines from the poem
The free bird thinks of another breeze
And the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
The imagery in these lines suggest -
The bird is not confident in her ability to fly
The bird is enjoying a beautiful fly
The bird is keenly aware of her surroundings
The bird is much happier than the caged bird
- 10. Multiple Choice
An idea explored in both the selection and the poem is -
People escaping slavery
The longing for freedom
The effects of oppression
The power of fear and the unknown
- 11. Multiple Choice
How are the slaves from the working fields the same as the caged bird in the poem?
they both sing songs of freedom
they both yearn for new beginnings
they both fly in the sky
they both gain freedom
- 12. Multiple Choice
Read these lines from the poem.
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.
Which sentence from the selection best matches an idea present in these lines?
The slaves who could not fly told the people who could fly to their children.
Sarah couldn’t stand up straight any longer.
“We are the ones who fly!”
Say she rose just as free as a bird.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of these best describes what the author of “The People Could Fly” and the bird in “Caged Bird” gain from the experience of flying?
Both gain a deeper understanding of their heritage
Both appreciate freedom.
Both communicate their want to be successful.
Both accept the fate of unrealized dreams.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Read stanza 3 of the poem.
The caged bird sings
with a 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.
Which excerpt from “The People Could Fly” best match the feeling expressed by the speaker in stanza 3 of the poem?
His gaze fell on the plantation where the slaves who could not fly waited.
“Take us with you!” Their looks spoke it, but they were afraid to shout it.
The words of ancient Africa once heard are never remembered completely.
Old and young who were called slaves and could fly joined hands.
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